I'm a mental skills coach for athletes, coaches, and teams. Never forget that success is 100% mental, so be Stoic. https://teapawt.net/t.co/izAHTCvcUs
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A high pain tolerance is a requirement to become a better athlete. Unfortunately, in nearly every sport, developing skills to achieve specific results is painful. It requires conditioning the body to tolerate extreme fatigue, thousands of ... chrismance.com/2022/08/07/de…
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The difference between willpower and self-motivation comes down to how your impulses and temptations help or hurt as you pursue goals. Willpower is simply the idea that you can control an impulsive temptation to behave badly by exercising mental ... chrismance.com/2022/11/29/th…
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Just because you have bigger goals than me doesn't mean you will have more success than me. Why? Because goals don’t make you successful. To be successful you must achieve your goals.
This is what separates dreamers from achievers. Dreamers ... chrismance.com/2022/09/25/go…
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There is this idea that tough times create tough people. While intuitively this makes since, the reality is that this is far from the truth. To explain why, let's start with a metaphor of a storm as an example of tough times.
Would you build ... chrismance.com/2022/06/10/co…
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To tap into your potential, you first must meet three requirements:
Have self-awareness of what makes a passion, skill, ability, or talent unique to your personality and strengths.Motivation to continually invest in a process that grows that ... chrismance.com/2022/03/14/re…
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Stephen Covey's classic book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People tells readers to "begin with the end in mind" in habit #2. As this book is one of the most popular books in history, you've probably heard this advice multiple times over the ... chrismance.com/2022/05/14/wh…
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There is a subtle but significant difference between choices and decisions. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "a choice is the act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities and a decision is the ... chrismance.com/2023/09/22/th…
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Psychology professor Dr. Edward Deci is commonly recognized as one of the world’s leading researchers on goals and motivation. Deci is a professor of psychology and director of the human motivation program at the University of Rochester. He is ... chrismance.com/2022/04/17/wh…
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Mastery is a long-term goal. Correspondingly, what stops people from achieving this goal is a short-term mindset. Specifically, the mindset of immediate gratification. Unfortunately, there is a popular cultural phenomenon that provides short-term ... chrismance.com/2022/06/22/wh…
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Instincts trump strategy, period. Coaches obsess over game plans, but it's the athletes with raw, unscripted intuition who often snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Yet, dismissing the strategic groundwork that shapes champions would be a ... chrismance.com/2024/02/29/in…
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Focus is not about shutting everything out; it’s about directing your energy toward what matters most. It's the ability to control your attention and concentrate on the task at hand, despite external distractions or internal noise. ... chrismance.com/2024/11/26/th…
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When some athletes lose, they become extremely motivated. These athletes have their mindset oriented on growth, and use losing as fuel for their growth mindset. On the other hand, some athletes react with devastation after a loss. These athletes ... chrismance.com/2022/04/23/th…
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It's a fact that all practice sessions are not equal. In some cases, practice makes you better and in other cases practice is a waste of time. Wouldn't it be great to know in advance what type of practice you are about to participate in? Maybe ... chrismance.com/2022/07/10/ho…
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It's hard for an athlete to embrace losing on the path to getting better. Most athletes want to limit their chances of losing, and rightfully so. Losing is painful.
However, to make a jump to the next level, pain is a requirement. As renowned ... chrismance.com/2022/02/12/wh…
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When a good athlete stops getting better, the likely culprit is that something is distracting that athlete. In other words, that athlete has lost focus. Moreover, there is a reason why some athletes are more vulnerable to losing focus than other ... chrismance.com/2022/04/13/wh…
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Persistence is simply the act of pursuing a course of action with the same energy and consistency. Perseverance is the ability to maintain that same energy and consistency through the process of overcoming painful circumstances.
The difference ... chrismance.com/2022/08/01/th…
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There is an underlying character trait that serves as the cornerstone of mental toughness and confidence: courage. Before athletes can embark on the path of becoming mentally tougher and more confident, they must first possess the courage to face ... chrismance.com/2023/09/29/th…
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One thing I constantly preach to athletes is that they must work on becoming optimist if they want to be elite. To be considered elite an athlete must first outperform someone who is currently considered elite. In other words, to be the best you ... chrismance.com/2022/03/03/th…
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Feedback is a double-edged sword. While it holds the potential to significantly improve performance, its benefits are often lost due to a common yet critical mistake: procrastination. Athletes, whether seasoned or novices, frequently receive ... chrismance.com/2024/04/30/th…
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You can’t become a better version of yourself if you aren’t aware that a better version of you exists. Correspondingly, to know that a better version of you exist you must start by knowing two things:
1) What Your Strengths Are and How to ... chrismance.com/2022/06/29/tw…
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