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What is your definition of success?
February 3, 2015This past weekend, I spoke to a group of dressage instructors/trainers at an educational conference in CT, and my topic was “How to be a Positive Coach.” While I don’t have much “street cred” in the horse world, I do have a good bit of experience and knowledge on coaching styles in both sports and […]
read moreToughness and Reading
December 1, 2014As my students and good friends know, I’m a big fan of reading daily as a habit. Every day, I read for at least 30 minutes, and I listen to an audio book for at least 30 minutes, usually while I’m driving. It’s a great way to stay engaged with your passion whether that’s sports, […]
read moreAn Online Mental Toughness Training Program
October 2, 2014For the past couple of months, I’ve been working on a project to virtualize the mental toughness and competitive skills training program that I do with individual athletes, and I can now announce that it is complete! I’ve entitled it The Good Athlete to Great Competitor program and it consists of 12 modules with each […]
read moreThree Things to Remember When You’re on Top of Your Game
March 3, 2014Congratulations! You’re having a great season. You’re playing well, the victories are piling up and you’ve never felt better about your game. And of course, you want this feeling to last for as long as possible. In order to keep things going as they are, use the following 3 points as a guide for keeping […]
read moreWhat’s New with PerformanceXtra?
February 10, 2014As many of you know, my work with athletes and teams through PerformanceXtra has been a part-time venture for the last couple of years, but as of January 2014 this has changed. PerformanceXtra is now my sole focus and mission, and I’m excited for the challenge. Originally, I started this business for two reasons: 1. […]
read moreIsn’t Being Mentally Tough Hard? Yes!
January 27, 2014Let’s face it – being mentally tough in competition is difficult and one of the reasons for that are the many apparent contradictions as to what to do and what to focus on in a given moment. There are no black and white answers that tell you to focus on just this one thing or […]
read more9 Things To Put In Your Calendar To Drive Maximum Energy
August 18, 2013Yesterday, while I was driving to play a practice match with a friend of mine, I was listening to the latest audio CD from Success Magazine (part of my motivational training plan) which had an interview with Jonathan Roche of Breakthrough Health & Wellness. Jonathan’s path to wellness is inspiring and I recommend you visit his […]
read moreSuccess and Consistency
May 18, 2013When you hear the word consistency, what images come to mind? If you’re a tennis player, you’ll most likely imagine someone who never misses a shot. In basketball, it might be a player with a high free throw percentage. Whatever it is you imagine, it is only a very small part of what being consistent […]
read moreMy Journey to Mental Toughness
April 6, 2013When I was 6 years old, I failed advanced beginner swimming lessons, and thus my tennis career was born! At that time, my family had a membership at a swim and tennis club and my sisters and I went there on a daily basis. And as the name of the club implies, there were two […]
read moreWhat is Mental Toughness – Coaching and the Zone
February 21, 2013If you’re a sports fan, you have certainly witnessed a coach seemingly losing his mind on the sidelines. He’s yelling at his players, he’s castigating officials, or he’s just throwing a tantrum. Why do some coaches behave this way? Does this behavior motivate players? Does it help them play better? Does it help them get […]
read moreInformation vs. Transformation
August 29, 2012One of the missions of a coach is to help athletes transform their games so that they become better players in the long term. In order for this to happen, both coaches and students need to understand the difference between information and transformation. Let’s use a very simple example to illustrate this. Imagine that you […]
read moreTalk on Mental Toughness
April 24, 2012On March 27th, I was the guest speaker at the Wellesley Rotary Club in Wellesley, MA and I gave a talk on Mental Toughness – what I think it is and a bit on my own personal journey of discovery in this area. Video of the speech appears below courtesy of Wellesley Media. The video […]
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