Is competitiveness something you’re born with, or is it something you build? In high performance—whether in sport, leadership, or life—developing a competitive mindset can make all the difference. A Real-Life Lesson in Developing Competitiveness The scene is fall training on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia: Two by 3km in singles was a typical Saturday morning… Read More >>>
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How Top Beach Sprinters Fueled Focus With the Future Unknown
The brain craves certainty. Human nature prompts us to seek patterns and consistency, which feed psychological safety and, ultimately, our sense of control. According to Jonah Oliver, one of Australia’s leading sport performance psychologists, uncertainty is the hardest human emotion—tougher to navigate than pain, anger, grief, and even loss. “There’s a reason that seven-year-old kid… Read More >>>
Cultivating Championship Mindset on the Shores of Costa Rica
“Put your boats in the water.” I hear this and immediately lock in. A switch flips. At the onset of the 2025 Americas Rowing Beach Sprint Championships in Garabito, Costa Rica, surf conditions led the World Rowing Jury to require three boat handlers per boat for the duration of the event. The same was true… Read More >>>
Mental Health Awareness: Why Mindset Matters in Sports
Friends! May is Mental Health Awareness month. Athlete Mindset Mentor, Sierra Bishop, shares her personal journey and insights in today’s post. As student-athletes, acknowledging the importance of our mental game can be tough! Mindset is not as easily measurable as the metrics we’re expected to improve like strength, power and speed. But mental health in… Read More >>>
Female Athletes & Mental Performance: 5 Keys to Unlocking Fire
Sixteen years old. A rising senior in high school with visions to compete in USA Weightlifting’s National Championships in June. An athlete on scholarship who reached out to me for mental performance coaching with the simple goal of improving her overall mindset because she knew she could do more on the platform and was driven… Read More >>>
