Author Archives: Rise Above Adversity

It is no secret that success in any sport involves a whole lot of hard work and sacrifice. But what many fail to understand is that journey to success runs a lot deeper than the actions of the aspiring athlete. Whether it be in an individual or a team sport, a strong support network is…

Ask any sports psychologist or mental performance coach and they will tell you the key to peak performance is mindfulness. Mindfulness is the conscious awareness of thoughts and emotions in the present moment. The value of mindfulness can be attributed to the T.F.A.R. thought model which is a psychological tool that helps us analyze and understand…

The number one challenge that most athletes go through as they develop through the elite stages of their sport is ‘confidence’.  As the athleticism, physicality, and speed of opponents and athletes around them rise so does the skill level of competition. For many, this can cause athletes to experience more self-doubt, nerves, and fear which…

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”– Charles R. Swindoll We don’t always have control or influence over the situations and experiences in our lives but we always have control over how we respond. That is where our power lies. Just like life, sports can be a relentless,…

Whenever I think of the importance of a mental skillset in competition, I can’t help but turn to legendary High-Performance Coach – Tim Grover’s definition in his Best-Selling book ‘Relentless.‘ “In sports we spend so much time on the physical component – training, working, pushing the human body to be faster and stronger and more…

“Failure is success in progress.” – Albert Einstein Sports (and life) are riddled with adversity, setbacks, failure, and mistakes.  From the time we begin to try to stand up and walk as babies, we begin to make mistakes and experience failure.  At this point in our lives, there is no negative attachment or meaning to fail….

There is a common misconception in sports, that the greatest athletes in the world only ride their natural ability to succeed, they never have any problems or challenges, they never face any adversity or failure, and they are born with a high level of competitive advantage and mental toughness. But all we see from a…

You may well have heard of ‘cold therapy’ to aid in the recovery of elite athletes. But cold therapy isn’t just beneficial for recovery and performance but for improved overall health as well. In fact, cold therapy is a strategy that mostly anyone and everyone can utilize daily to increase general happiness and fulfillment in…