Just in case you missed it, there is a new page on this blog with a list of mental toughness books that I recommend. They are primarily focused on racket sports, but I add to the list on an on-going basis. I will also be creating a new list of sports psychology books that go […]
Monthly Archive for October, 2011
Men’s Health Magazine (November 2009) reported that according to the American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, obese adults are 6 times more likely to lose weight if they weigh themselves once per week… Imagine if they weighed themselves DAILY? I guess they need to learn my 1 Percent Improvement Doctrine!
If you’ve played a sport competitively, you know the frustration of being beaten by an opponent that you feel you can beat, but for whatever reason you can’t. I call that being on the wrong side of the Chasm Of Competence™. It’s when you don’t have the skill or ability to overcome your adversary… but […]
Two years in the making (the games are only held every odd numbered year), this victory is particularly sweet… Undefeated throughout the competition, I didn’t even give up a single game, this year was my year. First the celebration, then the explanation how I made it happen…
Today’s topic is brief, but don’t let that fool you. Elite athletes all understand that they need to be at the top of the pyramid to make it to the top and stay there. The question you have to ask yourself if you’re in any way competitive in sport (or other endeavour) is… “How are […]
I know you always look forward to the antimimeticisomorphism series of blog posts, this one won’t disappoint.
