Mindset Made Simple Tip #284 It’s that time of year again. The stretch between reflection and resolution. The moment when we start thinking about who we want to be in the New Year and what will finally make us happier, more productive, more competitive…better. As I looked back on 2025… and whew, it’s been a year… a quote kept finding its way back to me. Then, almost on cue, on Christmas Day, I found myself standing in my kitchen talking with my Aunt Sue about influence . Not

Mindset Made Simple Tip #283 - Watch or listen HERE. The holiday season has a way of holding two truths simultaneously. It can feel meaningful and warm, yet fast, loud, and emotionally full. It’s the season of wonder…and AWE…if we’re smart! In psychology, awe isn’t just a pleasant emotion. It’s a measurable state that changes how our brain and body function. Research by Dacher Keltner and colleagues shows that awe arises when we experience something larger than ourselves and

Mindset Made Simple Tip #282 - Watch or listen HERE and check out Jensen's Mindset Minutes  HERE! It’s somewhat ironic that I am publishing this Tip today.  Because last night…I was not my skill of choice.  Every now and then, lately, I’ve been going from sad or uncertain to pissed in 0.02 seconds.  I know I’m not my best in that state, so I need this Tip today as much as you might!  Here’s the deal.  I’m a mover and a doer.   My mind runs a million miles a minute.  And m

Jennie Finch USA Softball Mindset Made Simple Tip #281 - Watch or listen HERE. This past weekend, at the USA Softball Junior National Team Identifier, a few hundred young athletes stood before two giants in our sport, and almost every question they asked was about the mental game. Not mechanics. Not drills. Not recruiting. Pressure. Confidence. Fear. Handling expectations. Why? Because deep down, athletes know the truth we sometimes pretend isn’t there: our minds swing the b