School life presents a variety of obstacles and difficulties throughout the day. Many of us have the habit of overthinking these obstacles and making them bigger in our head. Self-talk is a concept that can absolutely make or break your performance in school and in life. Today, let’s reflect on our self-talk and decide whether…
Testing can be a total drain. Sometimes you feel great, answering each question with ease. Other times, the lines start to blur, your eyes seem impossible to keep open, and the questions look like they are written in an alien language. The momentum can swing back and forth as you move through a difficult test…
Deadlines were made to create pressure and force a sense of urgency to complete a task. Some people thrive under pressure, using deadlines as a motivating tool to produce their best work. Others fold under pressure, allowing deadlines to pile up and bury them. This causes them to either miss the deadlines or produce mediocre…
Top 10 Worst Thoughts Before Game Time “I have to…” “I need to…” “I ought to…” “I should…” “I must…” “This is it OR This is everything..” “Do or die” “Make it or break it” “It’s now or never” “Don’t miss “OR “Don’t (anything)” All competitions and practices are important, but nothing is “special.”…
What a comeback for Tiger! It’s been 11 years since he’s last won a major and there’s no doubt mindset played a major role. For the past ten or so years, Woods has had many well documented struggles off the golf course. The most recent being a back surgery that left him not only unable…
From the famous song by Queen, We are the Champions, we get these lines : I’ve paid my dues Time after time I’ve done my sentence But committed no crime One of the top coaches in wrestling, Tom Ryan, just released a book titled, “Chosen Suffering” about the price we have to pay for success.…