The Monday Morning Mind Strength Blog

Have you ever experienced an event that didn’t go your way?
Now imagine experiencing it while millions of people around the world commented on it — in loud, polarizing fashion.
This past weekend, we w...

Strengthen Your Belief System – Part 3

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will rule your life and you will call it fate.” – Carl Jung

Welcome back to our ongoing mini-series on how to...

Do you have an "inner critic" that seems to follow you around?

A tiny voice—or maybe a loud one—saying:
“You’re not good enough.”
“You can’t do it.”
“You’re not clutch.”

If so, you’re not alone. The...

When it comes to an athlete’s confidence, belief systems are everything.

And yet, most of us have never actually stopped to think about how our belief systems were created in the first place. We just...

If you’re an athlete looking to elevate your game or a coach striving to bring out the best in your players, today’s blog post is a game-changer for performance enhancement. Before diving in, be sure ...

In the world of sports, there’s a word athletes avoid like the plague. It’s the equivalent of wizards in Harry Potter refusing to say “Voldemort.” That word? Choking.

For this post, let’s define chok...

When it comes to wanting approval for athletes, coaches might be at the very top of their list. It’s an interesting dynamic because a coach is tasked with helping bring the best out of the athletes, b...

In our daily lives, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that others’ words and actions are a direct reflection of our worth. Inspired by Don Miguel Ruiz’s wisdom in The 4 Agreements, today we ...

Understanding the Limits of Approval
In sports, parenting, and coaching, the idea that you can please everyone is simply a myth. Even in moments of great victory, universal approval is elusive.

A Less...

One of the biggest obstacles standing between an athlete and their peak performance is the need for approval from others. Whether it’s from coaches, parents, fans, or the media, this external validati...

Life presents us with two choices: we can either take ownership of our circumstances or fall into the victim mindset trap. Gratitude is a key factor that determines which path we take. This principle ...