| Athletes and coaches prepareto make each
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| | beyond the easily apparent issues. It
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| year their best in sports. One important
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| | really helps to get input from an expert
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| step to consider is how to start a mental
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| | on this.
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| training program.
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| | The *top ten signs* you can benefit from
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| No matter how much talent you or your
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| | mental training are:
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| team possesses or how money you spend on
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| | -You do not have well-defined goals or
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| equipment and physical training, you
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| | lack goal specificity.
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| cannot reach your potential with a
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| | -You are so self-conscious, you worry
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| sub-par or an average mental toughness!
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| | about what others think.
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| Common mental barriers in my work such as
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| | -You maintain many self-doubts about your
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| doubt, lack of focus, low
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| | sport.
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| self-confidence, and poorly stated goals
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| | -You worry about letting others down by
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| prevent the most talented athletes from
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| | not performing to their expectations.
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| reaching peak performance in sports.
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| | -You suffer from anxiety, worry, or
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| One of the most powerful mental blocks
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| | excess tension when in competition.
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| for athletes is called negative
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| | -You attach your self-worth to how well
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| self-labels. Self-labels are names you
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| | you perform in sports.
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| give yourself that place limits on your
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| | -You lose focus or have mental lapses
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| performance, such as "choker, " "loser, "
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| | during critical times of the game.
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| or "butterfingers. " These are very hard
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| | -You are distracted by little things in
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| to overcome on your own.
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| | your environment.
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| Every week, athletes and coaches ask me
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| | -You become easily frustrated because of
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| where to begin with a mental training
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| | high expectations.
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| program and how to start - personal
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| | -You cannot perform with freedom or trust
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| coaching, online coaching, or read mental
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| | in competition.
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| training books.
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| | Can you identify with any of the
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| Starting a mental training program
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| | statements above? This could indicate
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| depends on several factors such as the
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| | that you could benefit from a mental
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| type and severity of mental game
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| | training program. The next step is to
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| challenges that block your potential,
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| | determine a program that best suits your
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| your level of competition, and your
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| | needs.
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| commitment to goals.
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| | Want to learn simple, proven mental
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| The very first step in your mental
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| | toughness skills that you can apply to
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| training program is to identify the
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| | competition? Grab my free online mental
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| mental game challenges that hold you
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| | training newsletter, Sports Insights
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| back. You may already know what mental
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| | Magazine - for athletes, coaches, and
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| blocks sabotage your success in sports.
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| | sports parents Dr. Patrick Cohn is a
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| However, when an athlete begins mental
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| | master mental game coach who work with
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| training with me, I almost always
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| | professional and amateur athletes, sports
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| discover other mental game challenges
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| | parents, and teams of all levels.
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