Mindset Made Simple Tip #280 - Watch or listen HERE This time of year reminds us that belief is powerful. Think about the stories of Christmas and Hanukkah. We weren’t there. We didn’t witness a manger or a long-lasting flame. Yet we believe these stories because they’ve been passed down with conviction, repetition and meaning. They shape how we think, feel and act. They guide traditions. They influence identity. They offer hope. For decades, I had Hebrews 11:1 handwritten on

Mindset Made Simple Tip #279 - Watch or listen HERE. You’ve probably heard me say this before…or something like it: We don’t magically develop emotional control under pressure, just like our military does not learn new maneuvers in battle. They learn new things on our soil (mostly)…and we practice – or should practice - our mental performance tools, not when we are facing our biggest foe, but in the messy, boring everyday moments. We don’t wait until the seventh inning, down

Mindset Made Simple Tip #276 - Watch or listen HERE. Yesterday morning didn’t go as planned.   I took my dad to an appointment that was supposed to last two hours. Perfect. I had two hours of work to do while I waited, including a meeting and prep for a call with a team for early afternoon, then I’d head to a meeting with the Director of Oberlin’s Musical Theatre Department to set up work for next semester. Both things I was pumped about!! It was one of those rare mornings w

Mindset Made Simple Tip #268 - Watch or listen HERE Another week. Another trip to another beautiful campus in Pennsylvania to work with...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #265 - Watch it HERE!  Check out my podcast-  Game Changers: Athlete Edition iHeartRadio ApplePodcasts Youtube ...

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Mindset Made Simple Tip #251 - Watch or listen HERE. Game Changers: Athlete Edition Podcast - iHeartRadio ApplePodcasts Youtube Podbean...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #248 - Watch or listen HERE Be sure to check out our Game Changers: Athlete Edition Podcast on Friday when we...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #236 - Watch or listen HERE.   I do realize there are other sports, but it’s softball season and any of you who...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #233 - Watch or listen HERE. They say there are three types of coaches today: those who just got hired, those...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #227 -  Watch or listen HERE.    Attending the NFCA Convention in Dallas next week? Join me for a preconvention...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #221 Those darn Yankees! They knocked out our beloved Guards this weekend to move on to the MLB World Series....

Mindset Made Simple Tip #220 - Watch or listen HERE I’ve been in my dad’s workroom a lot lately looking for tools. Every time I wander...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #218 - Watch or listen HERE. I still think in softball coaches' terms, so in my mind, we’re amid the fall...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #208 – Watch or listen HERE. According to Webster, a “standard” is defined as … something established by...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #203 – Watch or listen HERE. Evaluating is important.  It is how we learn.  If you follow the 4-Step Performance...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #202 – Listen or watch HERE. Let me tell you a story!   When your parents led with that, you probably rolled your...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #198 – Watch or Listen HERE. That’s a wrap for most of us.  I asked my family if they wanted to take my “last day...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #196 – Watch or listen HERE. I couldn’t take my eyes off the stage…or my mind off the mentality.  It was amazing!...

Mindset Made Simple Tip #189 –  Watch or listen HERE. I can’t get with the program today.  I was up at my normal workout time and ready...