I was recently interviewed by the American news network, Newsy, about the tennis star, Naomi Osaka's abrupt withdrawal from the French Open due to ongoing mental-health difficulties. Osaka's admission of her mental-health challenges is another compelling voice added to an increasing number of professional athletes who are speaking out about the impact of mental illness [...]
Episode #41-Seven Reasons Why Athletes Don't Do Mental Training of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast the first of four that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. Convincing athletes and coaches of the [...]
I'm thrilled to announce that I've recently signed a contract to write my 19th book in an exciting collaboration with the Global Cycling Network (GCN), the largest cycling channel in the world, and Mark Beaumont, the world's leading adventure cyclist. Mark is best known for setting the world record for cycling around the world, more than 18,000 [...]
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 [...]
In the first three articles in my series on the impact of emotions in triathlon, I introduced you to how emotions can be weapons or tools in our triathlon efforts, how to break the negative emotional chain, and how to ensure that you feel disappointment rather than devastation, respectively. In the final article in the [...]
Episode #40-Psychology of Injury of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the final of three episodes that explores special topics that are often not addressed in mental training, yet have a real impact on athletic performance. The sad reality of competitive sports is that many young athletes either have or will hurt [...]
The once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully!) Covid-19 race season is now over, thankfully. Like all of us, I’m sure you want to just put this past winter in your rearview mirror and never think about it again. But that would be a mistake. Before you file the 2020-21 race season away, you want to act on a famous [...]
Episode #39-Overcoming Performance Slumps of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the second of three that explores special topics that are often not addressed in mental training, yet have a real impact on athletic performance. Performance slumps are one of the most common, yet mysterious and frustrating, phenomena in sports. Typically viewed [...]
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I’m excited to introduce a new partner, ICAN Wheelsets! Let me share the backstory on how I found ICAN and why I love their wheelsets for all of my bikes. Back in 2019 I decided it was time to buy myself a new road bike. My bike at the time was 12 years old and [...]
