Mental Game Training Doesn’t Work for Me (Mental Game Training is for Life #3)

Most of us want to grow, but few want to do the hard work to changeAthletes contact us all the time with problems. We work to give the best response possible with an exercise or tip to get started. After a few weeks pass, once in awhile an athlete will say, “I tried it and it doesn’t work.”

Why is mindset change not instantaneous?

Did you land your double axel when you first started skating? No, it took years of development. Maybe you still haven’t landed it yet. There is a great amount of physical and mental development and practice that goes into a double axel. You know that, you live it every day.

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You Must Be Present to Win in Figure Skating (Mental Game Training is for Life #2)

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The goal of mental game training is to allow you to do your best work. This can be skating a personal best for a win or selling a million dollar business concept.

It is our habit to live in the past or the future. “The last time I competed at this rink I bombed my program!” or “If Peggy isn’t there, then I have a great chance of winning, because I will be the only one with a triple lutz.”

The only power you have is in the present moment. The present moment is the only time your choices and decisions count. You can’t change the past. The future is unknown. Continue reading “You Must Be Present to Win in Figure Skating (Mental Game Training is for Life #2)”

Mental Game Training is for Life (Mental Game Training is for Life #1)

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Many people make the mistake of thinking that only elite athletes would hire a mental game coach for mental game training.

The mental game strategies for sports and for life are the same.

Whether you want to be an Olympic champion or to be the best darn skater that you can be, mental game training can help.

Or if you want to be the creator of the next world changing device since the iPhone, or have a fun job that makes money, mental game training can help.

The mental game strategies for sports and for life are the same. 30 to 80 year olds pay thousands of dollars to business and life coaches to teach them what they missed.

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How to Overcome Your Fear of Falling in Figure Skating

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You can land amazing jumps on some days, but imitate the Zamboni on others. Some days your performance even fluctuates from one session to the next.

Some of those falls really hurt. You practice your jumps every day to become more consistent, but still, when you get on the ice, you are afraid of falling on your hip again. And now, even though it’s never happened, you can’t stop worrying that you might hit your head.

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