I’m going to help you create a clear vision, and improve your ability to focus on what matters. What you think about, is frequently what you give your attention and energy to. Let’s make sure you’re focusing on the types of goals that will set you up for success. See, most people get to the gym and begin talking about the TIME, PLACEMENT or SCORE they want to achieve. The conversation is all about the outcome. Their thoughts are all about the score, placement, time, or number they want to achieve. This is NOT the strongest approach. I’m going to help you understand why, and what you can ..read more

Many high-performers are under the impression that they have to feel like “the best one out there” in order to win, excel and thrive. Is that you?  Thinking that you need to be fully confident before you perform is a trap. Experience and growth is what will give you confidence. Doing the work, practicing and gaining appreciation for yourself is how you’ll gain confidence. If you continue to wait, or continue to listen to doubt, you’ll never gain the confidence you’re seeking. Confidence is about your belief in yourself to do what you’re capable of, regardless of the task, event, environm ..read more

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: 3 Steps To Embracing Failure appeared first on Driven Mind ..read more

Chill out instead of stressing out. Throughout your day you’ll have moments of waiting. You’re five minutes early for a meeting. You’re in line at the post office or grocery store. You’re waiting for your significant other at the restaurant. Traffic. Customer service calls. At the car shop. As an athlete, you’ll have LOTS of moments of downtime, between events, weather delays, changes In heats, etc. The better you are at adapting, the better you’ll be able to recover and respond. Sometimes the waiting can be viewed as an annoyance and you’ll start to feel agitated by the inconvenience. Or, yo ..read more

Aches, pain, discomfort, and soreness are all parts of being an athlete. But beyond the physical limitations, injury also takes a mental toll. If you’re in a predicament where you can’t train the way you want to, it’s easy to get down and frustrated.  You can become more stressed about all of the uncontrollable factors and you can become agitated and unmotivated. During a season of injury you may feel like you’ve lost a sense of identity, a source of positive esteem and a source of stress relief. This is completely normal for athletes, the key is being aware of your mental state, and mak ..read more

Meditation is simply taking the time to quiet the mind and to be still without distractions. You can meditate with a specific purpose, or you can just let your thoughts wander. Make reflecting and meditating a habit by scheduling time for it daily. If you’re an athlete, there are numerous benefits that you can get from meditating Top 5 Benefits of Meditation For Athletes It will help you stay calm and balanced. Because most things you do are “for time” or are at “max intensity.”  With meditation, you can just BE and actually take your time, slow down, and relax.  The benefits from ..read more

You can learn a lot about yourself by watching yourself perform on video. It’s best to do this with a coach or training partner who also knows you very well so that you have another set of eyes giving you feedback. When you want to get the best score possible, there are numerous parts of your workout to analyze. Grab your stop watch, take some notes and become more aware of where you might be able to make up some time to perform a bit better. Remember, watching yourself on video is a valuable tool whether regardless of if you’re doing that event again or not. You may see things that you want ..read more

 Be A More Focused and Present Athlete One of the best things that you can do for yourself is continue to learn about, and improve your mentality. It’s important to examine yourself and become aware of which thoughts are good for you and which ones aren’t. Too much thinking about the past, or the future, will keep you from performing your best IN THE PRESENT. You can actually train your mind to be more focused on there here and now, but it does take work. Your thoughts will continue to stray to what could have been, or what might happen, but you can notice that then bring your attention ..read more

You’re having doubts and you’re timid. You think you might fail or it could be very hard. You are afraid of the unknown or the thought of being uncomfortable. You are fearful of what others will think, or how it will turn out. You think of all the worst case scenarios. Fear, by definition, is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. I could go on and on about how fear limits us and how we can all break free from it. If you’re waiting for all of the risk to be gone, that probably won’t ever happen. If you’re waiting f ..read more

Want to improve? Want more success? Ready to see even bigger changes this year? I hope so. Me too. We all have limiting thought patterns, that can hold us back and keep us from getting to the next level. The key is identifying which ones you use, and working to change them. Once you are aware, you’ll be more likely to catch yourself and consider a new way of looking at the situation. Think about these examples and see if there are any thoughts that you can let go of so that you can continue to improve and see results. 3 Thoughts To Let Go Of 1. Let go of the perception of overnight success. G ..read more