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Give Yourself Permission to Dream Big

There are many reasons we don’t allow ourselves to dream big, to reach beyond reality.
Maybe you that if you declare yourself to the world, people will think you are stupid, delusional, or crazy.

It’s too scary. I want it so much it will hurt if I don’t get it.

The other day I retweeted this:

Congratulations and thanks for the inspiration! What focus and determination. What will you do? Declare yourself! pic.twitter.com/S4p5rshCYw

— ICEmentalgame (@icementalgame) August 4, 2016

Morolake Akinosun represents the US. She declared her dream to the world and 5 years later she made good on her promise. Continue reading “Give Yourself Permission to Dream Big”

4 Steps to Greater Confidence: Confidence Résumé

Oh no, you thought this year would be different! This year, you would have more than enough time to develop the skills to take your skating to the next level.

You’ve practiced hard, picked yourself up when you fell, and brushed yourself off. Over and over.

Day after day.

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What Makes a Champion: How to Believe in Yourself

ICE Mental Game Coaching was honored to host Olympic Coach Faye Kitariev for the past two weeks. Coach Faye was with Sasha Cohen as she won her Olympic Silver Medal. In her long career, she developed US National and international Champions and worked with many wonderful skaters including popular favorite, Johnny Weir and Shotaro Omori. Continue reading “What Makes a Champion: How to Believe in Yourself”

Post Competition Plan Helps You Train Like an Elite Athlete

Most skaters focus their energies on preparing for the competition and the competition itself, but don’t give much thought to what they do after the competition.

No, I’m not talking about the party or ice cream with friends. I’m talking about planning for physical and mental recovery.

Planning what to do after a competition is not very glamorous, but without it, a skater’s risk for injury and burn out increases. Continue reading “Post Competition Plan Helps You Train Like an Elite Athlete”

What Every Great Figure Skating Parent Knows

Do you as a parent feel comfortable sharing your thoughts with your skater’s coach? Or do you keep your mouth shut because you think you don’t know enough about skating?

You as a parent have a very important role in your child’s skating career. Continue reading “What Every Great Figure Skating Parent Knows”

Kurt Browning Shares Mental Game Tips

I had the privilege of sitting in on a question and answer session with the great Kurt Browning. He was in Vancouver, BC for Stars on Ice and took time out to teach a seminar for skaters in the area.

I have always been a fan of his fun and creative style, and his skill on the ice. His showmanship is in a class of its own.

Watching and listening to him talk about skating, one can feel his genuine love of the ice fill the room. It’s tangible; the ice becomes a presence sitting in the room with us. What Kurt Browning does when he skates is what coaches mean when they say “be one with the ice.” Figure skating to him is a way of life, a way of being, not just something he does.

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