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Change, Challenge, and the Portal: Mindset Moves to Finish the Year Strong
The end of the year brings more than just final scores, it brings emotions, evaluations, and some exits. Whether you're navigating the transfer portal or tough conversations, how you manage your mindset will shape how you lead. Here's how to find balance, peace, and perspective in the middle of the craziness.
Julie Jones
May 135 min read


What You Appreciate, Appreciates A Champion Arises Out of Tough Circumstances!
Mindset Made Simple Tip #248 – Watch or listen HERE! Check out our latest Episode: Grit, Growth, and Kindness: Katie Scott’s Journey...
Julie Jones
May 56 min read


“Believe Anyway” What Doubting Thomas Teaches Coaches, Leaders, and Athletes About Belief
Mindset Made Simple Tip #247 - Read it at www.ssbperformance.com - Watch or listen HERE And check out last week's Game Changers:...
Julie Jones
Apr 215 min read


Breaking Up Is Hard to Do! Letting Go of “Last Year”! How to Move on And Take Advantage of THIS YEAR!
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...
Julie Jones
Feb 46 min read


Want To Get Better? Get Out of Your Head!
Mindset Made Simple Tip #227 - Watch or listen HERE. Attending the NFCA Convention in Dallas next week? Join me for a preconvention...
Julie Jones
Dec 2, 20247 min read


What To Do When They’re Not Happy!
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...
Julie Jones
Sep 23, 20245 min read


The Dissonance Dilemma: Navigating Tough Stuff on Your Team
Mindset Made Simple Tip #216 - Watch or listen HERE ( soon!) We’ve all been there. Something new comes up—a new approach, skill, or...
Julie Jones
Sep 9, 20247 min read


It's Evaluation Time and We Need a New Approach!
Mindset Made Simple Tip #203 – Watch or listen HERE. Evaluating is important. It is how we learn. If you follow the 4-Step Performance...
Julie Jones
Jun 13, 20249 min read


Have Better End-of-the-Year Conversations By Using These Simple Words!
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...
Julie Jones
May 6, 20246 min read


Questions to Find the Silver Lining in the Storm
Mindset Made Simple Tip #186 - Watch or listen HERE. It was a busy weekend! I had a blast following my softball teams as most of them...
Julie Jones
Feb 12, 20245 min read


How to Get Better Every Day in 2024 Without a Resolution!
Mindset Made Simple Tip #180 – Watch or listen HERE. Happy New Year! Have you set your resolutions? Either way, we aren’t going to talk...
Julie Jones
Jan 2, 20247 min read


Prophecies, Proof and Performance!
Mindset Made Simple Tip #178 – Watch or listen HERE. It’s Christmastime. Although this Tip pulls from a Christmas theme, the overall...
Julie Jones
Dec 18, 20235 min read


Using Feedback as Fuel. Coaching or Criticism - Round 2
Mindset Made Simple Tip #167 – Watch or listen HERE. I received an email last week that didn’t sit well. In fact, I shared it with my...
Julie Jones
Oct 2, 20235 min read


Coaching or Criticism? How to Make Feedback Work For Us!
Mindset Made Simple Tip #166 – Watch or listen HERE. “You don’t have to yell at me,” I’ve been told. My response. “This is not...
Julie Jones
Sep 25, 20236 min read


You're in for a Rude Awakening! Uncomfortable Behaviors Surrounding Learning and Growth
Mindset Made Simple Tip #161 – Watch or listen HERE. (Worksheet included below) I have had an amazing week. From spending a few days...
Julie Jones
Aug 28, 20235 min read


"Whose Line Is it, Anyway? How to Better Manage What Gets Thrown Your Way!
Mindset Made Simple Tip #150 – Watch or listen HERE. Remember the show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” I love Wayne Brady and the cast. How...
Julie Jones
Jun 5, 20234 min read


As We Remember. Using Our Memory to Our Advantage.
Mindset Made Simple Tip #149 –Watch or listen HERE. My great-grandma was a Gold Star mother. I recently came across a very old...
Julie Jones
May 31, 20234 min read


Mind Your Own Business to Perform Better!
Mindset Made Simple Tip #143 – Watch or listen HERE. Read it on my site HERE. I got this text a few weeks ago from a parent of one of my...
Julie Jones
Apr 17, 20237 min read


Do We Need an Attitude Adjustment or and Adjustment Attitude?
Mindset Made Simple Tip #135 – Watch or listen HERE and subscribe while you are there! You hear it all the time. Winners adjust! It’s...
Julie Jones
Feb 20, 20236 min read


What Would The Worst Team Do?
Mindset Made Simple Tip #123 - Watch or listen HERE. I can find a problem...in anything, with anything...period. I am not sure this is a...
Julie Jones
Nov 28, 20223 min read
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