Tag Archive for 'Mindset Of A Champion'

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Cool Body Scan Animation

Every once in a while, someone sends me something that’s pretty cool that I just have to share with you – this is one such example from top equestrian Caylene Vincent of Ballarat, Victoria. It’s simple, but as an aficionado of the Champion Mindset, you are focused on health, fitness and wellbeing so seeing something […]

A Champion Knows His/Her Body

A champion gets to know the ‘ins and outs’ of his/her body. The more in tune you are with it, the better you can get it to perform when you it most. That being said, a colleague and top equestrian Caylene Vincent sent me the following stats that I am sure you will find both […]

New Product Launched!

I have a new product called “The Mindset Of A Champion”… It’s just hot off the press. It’s a 2-part series on what it takes to excel at sports – any sport. You’ve heard about the Mindset Of A Champion, but what is “it” exactly? It’s a different way of thinking and acting… To get […]

What Is The Best Squash Site Or Blog?

I am looking for the best sites on Squash – if you come across any, please send them to me by posting a comment on this blog. I want to get the BEST information from coaches, trainers, players, tips, techniques including rules and refereeing, historical facts, training camps… If you happen to come across OTHER […]

Why I Am Not Expecting To Be World Champion

I had breakfast with someone recently who was surprised that I said I wasn’t aiming to be a World Masters Champion and that it wasn’t a self-defeating prophecy. I had to explain that I couldn’t afford the opportunity cost and that in the overall scheme of things ‘no one cares’ about a Gold Medal in […]

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Squash Players

If you haven’t read the classic bestseller the 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, well you simply must get it. As a squash player, it’s imperative that you use these same habits to improve your game. The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Squash Players Number 1 – Be Proactive. That’s almost self […]

The Law Of Attraction

Today’s post is about the Law Of Attraction. As you know, I am training for the World Masters Squash Championships coming up in October and one of the things I need to do is play different players more often to get better ‘court sense’ and adaptability to different styles of play and players. Just when […]

Concentration Of Focus

Most people who are not very good at a sport simply have not invested the necessary time to MASTER the basics. I spent an hour on the court tonight hitting ONLY deep backhand lobs. That was the ONLY stroke/drill that I did. I must have hit the ball +/- 1,000 times. “Perfect Practice Makes Perfect” […]

Try Punching Above Your Weight

There’s an expression in boxing that says when you reach beyond your comfort zone, you’re “punching above your weight” which means you pack a punch like someone who’s a lot heavier than you are. Today, I went toe-to-toe with some of my squash partners and the last man standing (with me) stood his ground. We […]

Deliberate Practice

If you’re serious about improving at your sport (mine’s squash) you need to start practicing and training deliberately. Deliberate practice is a concept that you’ll hear a lot more about in the next few weeks and months. Anders Ericsson, an expert in Expertise and Expert Performance is the world’s penultimate specialist in this field of […]