Mental blocks are common in all sports, at all levels. I have seen beginners and professionals get stuck on the six-inch playing field between their ears. Perhaps they are a baseball player, who, all of a sudden can’t throw the ball to first base. Maybe it’s a diver who can’t do a flip. Physically, nothing […]
The other morning, my dog was barking in her sleep. She was moving around and even making chewing motions. She was obviously dreaming. She was visualizing. Have you ever had a dream so vivid that you woke up and thought that it actually happened? Did it actually happen? No, only in your mind. Your brain […]
You hear a lot of people talking about staying in the present moment in sports and life, but when was the last time someone taught you HOW to stay in the present moment? Here is a mindfulness exercise you can use and practice to help you be more present-minded on and off the court. 1. […]
Recently, I had a high school athlete as a pretty regular client. But then I had my wedding, honeymoon and schools had spring break, so I did not see this client for a few weeks. I called them when I returned from my honeymoon assuming we would continue, but no response. I also sent an […]
You have to set the goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential. -STEVE GARVEY, former Major League Baseball player
It’s all about winning right? WRONG. Oftentimes people have the wrong focus—their main goal is to win, i.e., money, trophies, job titles/status. Would those EXTERNAL “things” really make you happy? Let’s put it this way, what if you had five million dollars, but on the inside you were a negative and miserable person? What would […]
In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee, inspected the elephant’s foot, […]
Michael Jordan got cut from his high school basketball team. Thomas Edison failed over 10,000 times when trying to invent the lightbulb. Derek Jeter started his professional baseball career so poorly that he called home nearly every night crying. Did Michael Jordan give up? No. Did Thomas Edison give up? No. Did Derek Jeter give […]
My good friend, Bob Ryland (above) was the first black professional tennis player, and Arthur Ashe’s hero. When Arthur Ashe was 14, he said, “I only want to be good enough to be able to beat Bob Ryland.” Whenever I speak to Bob, he compliments me on all the good work I’m doing, and I […]