The most heartbreaking conversations I have as a mental performance coach are with athletes who believe at their core that if they do not ‘win’ or achieve a particular outcome, all their hard work is for nothing. I wish I could say this is a rare occurrence, but unfortunately, this is a conversation I have …
Competition season is filled with so many things, but as a mental performance coach, mine is filled with late-night texts from parents in full panic about their child’s upcoming competition. Comments like: “The coach is going to take her out of the routine if she doesn’t tumble.” “She has been out with the flu and …
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Competition is not a time for fear and dread. It is a celebration of your hard work and a time when you can relax and enjoy showing off. If this is not your experience, I am glad you are here with me. In this post, I share tips I teach the athletes and parents in my program to help them trade pre-performance anxiety for excitement. You will walk away with strategies you can apply today to show up at your next competition with confidence, trust, and joy! Bonus freebie inside.
Mental blocks cause athletes to adopt untrue beliefs about who they are and why they are stuck. In this post, I am sharing a unique perspective on mental blocks developed from my experience over the past two decades as a competitive athlete, skills coach, and Mental Performance Coach who specializes in overcoming blocks. By reading this post, you will gain a better understanding of mental blocks and how they affect you, plus plenty of encouragement to push you forward confidently.
In this guest post by an MPC athlete, Ansley tells her story of a cheerleading competition that was almost ruined by … a shoe. “At an early age, I was taught to strive for perfection. It was only when I was at the biggest competition of my career that I learned that it was okay not to be perfect.” This essay will inspire you to reassess how you measure success either by perfection and scorecards or self-confidence and focus on your best.
In life, we are constantly experiencing change and it is important to understand how to transition well. Whether you are approaching the end of a sports season, school, relationship, job, etc. there are mental shifts that need to happen so that you can stay engaged, grow, and experience success instead of checking out. In this post, I will be sharing 5 Mindset Shifts required to transition well and finish this season strong so that you can stay fully committed to your current situation and still feel motivated and like you are doing great things instead of feeling trapped or pulled in different directions.
Why do individuals and teams start off so strong but then lose control and end up in defeat?! I have been there as an athlete and a coach, and am here to talk you through it. By reading this post, you will gain insights on how you are getting in your own way and sabotaging your success as well as tips for pushing through adversity so you can finish strong and unlock your full potential. Let’s do this!
As someone who loves the holidays, it has been a journey to learn how to stay motivated towards the end of the year when all I want to do is go to festivals, decorate, craft, and all the fall and Christmas things. I know I am not alone in this … we are counting down …
I had the pleasure of attending a football game for one of my senior athletes and found my attention drawn to several moments in-between plays. He ran every play with flawless execution but the moments that stood out the most were seeing him pick up players after every tackle, patting everyone’s back, and being the …
Today, I want to talk about something that continues to come up in coaching session with athletes dealing with performance anxiety, fears, and mental blocks, TRUST. These athletes want their skills back but as we peel back the layers, we discover that what they TRULY want is … Trust that their body …
