Peak Performance Ingredient: Confidence

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…

11 Mental Skills of the Elite Athlete:

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…

How to Fail Your Way to Athletic Success!!

“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….

Applying a Growth Mindset to Preparation & Performance

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…

A Cold Shower a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

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…