Category: Sample Tips

“Every time I play, in my own mind I’m the favorite.” – Tiger Woods It’s amazing to talk to a person who is unhappy because of an event that occurred in the past, even many years ago. They think about the negative experience, dwell on it and become angry, upset and depressed all over again.… Continue reading Not Going Your Way? Here’s the Instant Fix

A freak-out is a common term for losing control. It happens to everyone, at some point. But it does happen to some more than others. Everyone has witnessed a movie where the leading character slaps another to help them “get it together” after losing it. This slap across the face is designed to shake up… Continue reading How to Avoid a Personal Freak-out

Researchers recently discovered a more efficient kind of exercise. It’s called sprint interval training (SIT). You know this already, but you probably haven’t seen what the researchers discovered. They found that just 1 minute of SIT virtually obliterates a standard session of cardio exercise. And the benefits of SIT are awesome. Better food metabolism, heart… Continue reading How a 20-second Sprint = a 45-minute Run

Where NOT to Start We get dozens of questions everyday. Since we can’t get to every question in our articles, let’s address the most frequently asked, which deals with gaining better performance through mental rehearsal. So what’s the most asked question? “Where do I start?” Let’s answer this with where NOT to start. Don’t start… Continue reading Where NOT to Start

Today’s Valuable Topic: Mental Toughness and How You Talk to Yourself We get hundreds of emails from high performers, athletes and coaches asking us how to be more confident on the field, in the boardroom or on the telephone. Here’s what we have found: Your ‘self-talk’ is responsible for your confidence level, self-doubt, and your… Continue reading Mental Toughness and How You Talk to Yourself

If you have been involved in business, working out, or in sports for any amount of time, you know what it feels like to reach a plateau.   You know, those frustrating times when you feel like you just can’t get any better. Or worse yet, you feel like you can’t do anything right! Have you… Continue reading Mental Strength Strategy: 4 Steps to Breaking Through a Plateau

“The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.” – Robert Frost (1874-1963), winner of four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry and awarded the a Congressional Gold Medal Most of us know a person who is a “worrier”. They worry about losing money. They worry about not performing well. … Continue reading Do This to Squash Fear, Doubt and Worry

Let me explain. Did you know the ‘winner effect’ may not be related to winning? First off, let’s define what the ‘winner effect’ is: Psychologists term the ‘winner effect’ as an increase in the chances you will win, if you just won. (5) Experts believed this was due to an increase in testosterone, related to… Continue reading How to Gain the ‘Winner Effect’

Green tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, second only to water. (2) But is green tea the magical cure-all it’s cracked up to be? The Chinese started producing it about 5,000 years ago and would love for us to believe nothing beats it. That’s because they produce a third of the… Continue reading Does Green Tea Have Brain-Boosting Properties?

Could coffee offer the secret to better Mental Strength? Certainly Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts would love to think so. But, there may be more truth to this than once thought. Scientists at Rutgers University found two compounds in coffee beans that may provide a solution to keep our brain’s healthier. In fact, these compounds were… Continue reading Does Coffee Boost Mental Strength?