I have been working with athletes for decades helping them to strengthen their minds the same way they strengthen their bodies. Athletes don’t wait to get injured before increasing their physical fitness; instead, they get stronger to prevent injury. That’s why I call it “mental training,” the mind needs to be exercised to withstand the [...]
Have you ever had a challenging workout coming up and you had thoughts like “This is going to be soooo hard!” or “I REALLY don’t want to do this!” (both said with trepidation and dread). Or you’re driving to a race and a thought pops into your head out of nowhere, “Maybe I’ll get a [...]
As many of you know, I've been working with Ruth Astle since January (Ruth has given me permission to refer to our work together). After being injured for the first half of 2024 and unable to race, Ruth competed in Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiza and finished 3rd. Ruth created a segment for her YouTube channel about our [...]
I'm beyond thrilled to announce that I've joined Mindto (as in "put your mind to") as its Chief Content Officer. As my title suggests, I'm responsible for identifying relevant topics, building a team of experts ("Mindto Masters"), creating content myself, and building a library of content for teams and athletes. The business is going to [...]
At one level, I’m always amazed at how so many of us allow their past selves to have such a big impact on who they are now and how they think, feel, and engage with their world in adulthood. At another level, I’m not the least bit surprised because our childhood experiences that shape our [...]
My work with several pro triathletes focuses on building their confidence, helping them focus, finding ways to push their limits in training, and preparing them for the pressures of big events, whether the Paris Olympics or the Ironman World Championships. Additionally, under the category of I Practice What I Preach, I apply the same ideas [...]
I'm beyond thrilled that I have reached a new and immensely gratifying milestone in my blogging career: My blog posts have now been read by more than 10,000,000 people on PsychologyToday.com. That's an average of more than 17,000 views of my 560 posts that I have written so far. My single most read post (973, [...]
I just returned from Omaha where I competed in three events at the 2024 USAT Multisport National Championships. To say that the races went well would be a vast understatement! I want to share some powerful mental tools I used to achieve my successes and several lessons learned that I will apply in future races. [...]
My first “A”s series of races of 2024, the USAT Multisport National Championships are just 10 days away. I’m already starting to think about and get organized for the races. My goal for big races, particularly those that require air travel, is to front load and organize all of the tasks that burn cognitive and [...]
It happens every winter. In December, January, and February, I get calls from national team athletes and parents of young racers who are struggling mentally in their ski racing and they have big races coming up. They want me to somehow fix them quickly. Though I think I’m pretty good at what I do, I’m [...]
