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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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Why a Growth Mindset is Key for a Strong Mental Game

Does your mindset keep you in a cage?

A strong mental game requires a mindset of Learning and Growth.

The top performers in any profession understand that:

Mistakes, challenges and “impossibilities” are opportunities for learning and innovation.
They keep the big picture in mind. It is not about achieving the goal, it is about the journey.
They never get “it” done, that there will always be a new adventure waiting.
They are always capable of change or improvement and new ways of looking at things.
They can take any criticism, failure or weakness and make it work for them.

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Mental Mindset: Your (Best) Choice

girl in field splitshire Are you ever frustrated because you aren’t “the best” at something? When I was a girl, I wanted to be the best in everything I did. I remember crying and feeling frustrated because it seemed like no matter what I did, I was never the “best.”

It turns out there was nothing wrong with me. The flaw was in my mindset, the way I was thinking. Continue reading “Mental Mindset: Your (Best) Choice”

How to Train A Mindset of Confidence and Trust

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Have you ever seen a test session? A kid goes out there, and it looks like they don’t have a care in the world. They skate with confidence, and even though they made a few mistakes—they pass.

At that same test session, you did what was required of you, you were very careful, mindful of each movement because you were worried that you would make mistake and fail. In fact you only made only one minor mistake–but you didn’t pass. Continue reading “How to Train A Mindset of Confidence and Trust”

How to Turn Disappointment into Motivation

Mental Toughness Lessons from World Figure Skating Championships

The skating world was a buzz this weekend with the skating of the 2016 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. There were many exciting moments and also moments of disappointments. One of the most public disappointments was that of Gracie Gold.

United States National Champion Gracie Gold led the Women’s field after the Short Program. After she skated her Freeskate Program, she finished just off the podium in fourth place. Elite athletes are under the spotlight at times when they might want to be alone. Gracie gave us, the human side of sport, and an opportunity for younger athletes to learn that the feelings they have are normal and can be managed.

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