Mental Toughness Trainer - Page 9 of 38 - Focus, Confidence, Determination & Resilience

What Is Sabotaging Your Performance?

Craig Sigl2020-09-27T19:59:32+08:00

As an athlete, performer, or competitor, not being able to push yourself past your comfort zone is one of the major mental blocks. First off, I operate under this principle: Performance = Potential - Interference. This means that you will play, compete, or perform your best when you have no interference or mental and emotional blocks. What do you call this mental block? To be able to clear this mental block, let us call it self sabotage. It is extremely helpful to understand it first and then you can take it apart. Let me explain your solution to this problem [...]

What Is Sabotaging Your Performance?Craig Sigl2020-09-27T19:59:32+08:00

Controlling The Negative Voice In Your Head

Craig Sigl2020-10-14T04:34:32+08:00

As an athlete, performer or competitor, quieting that negative and destructive voice in your head can hinder your ability to perform. This is one of the major mental blocks. I operate under this principle: Performance = Potential - Interference. Meaning you will play, compete or perform your best when you have no interference or mental/emotional blocks. CLEARING MENTAL BLOCK To be able to clear this mental block, the negative mind, it is extremely helpful to understand it first and then you can take it apart. Let me explain your solution to this problem using my 4-step R.A.C.E. Formula for mental [...]

Controlling The Negative Voice In Your HeadCraig Sigl2020-10-14T04:34:32+08:00

A Guide To Being Less Critical For Better Sports Performance

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T20:51:50+08:00

As an athlete, performer or competitor, self-criticism, beating yourself up and focusing too much mistakes can seriously hinder your ability to perform. Self-criticism is one of the major mental blocks. I teach and operate under this principle: Performance = Potential - Interference. Meaning, you will play, compete or perform your best when you have no interference or mental/emotional blocks. How Do You Get Rid Of Mental Block? To be able to clear this mental block (the inner critic), it’s extremely helpful to understand it first and then you can take it apart. Let me explain your solution to this problem using my [...]

A Guide To Being Less Critical For Better Sports PerformanceCraig Sigl2017-09-28T20:51:50+08:00

How To Break Bad Sports Habits

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:16:18+08:00

"I know what I need to do, I’m just not doing it." Or, "Why do I keep doing that over and over when it only ends up hurting me? Why can’t I break this habit or pattern?" "I know what I need to do, I’m just not doing it." I once had a high-end sales person come to me who said, "Craig, I feel like there is a pile of money sitting right in front of me and I have a rake in my hand and I’m just staring at it and not raking." Or, this is a typical one, [...]

How To Break Bad Sports HabitsCraig Sigl2017-09-28T19:16:18+08:00

How To Overcome Fear In Sports

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:16:48+08:00

Every athlete, performer or competitor knows that there is always room for improvement. You can never completely master any sport or competition. Yes, you have those moments when you are, what I call, in the flow or zone where you are performing your best and you know it. Of course you want more of that. I’m with you and that’s what mental toughness is all about. I teach and operate under this principle: Performance = Potential - Interference This means that you will play, compete or perform your best when you have no interference or mental/emotional blocks. Boost Confidence To Overcome Anxiety [...]

How To Overcome Fear In SportsCraig Sigl2017-09-28T19:16:48+08:00

Stress: It’s all how you look at things

Craig Sigl2020-09-27T20:00:16+08:00

Years ago, when I was in the corporate world, managing 50 employees, I thought I had it rough. At the time, I felt like my entire world could crumble any day starting with losing my job and I put myself under that stress 7 days a week. When I decided to go home at night from work was entirely arbitrary as I couldn't actually ever get to a point in that job where I thought my job was completed. No, there was always something that wasn't getting done or done right that needed my attention. Why did I think this? Because [...]

Stress: It’s all how you look at thingsCraig Sigl2020-09-27T20:00:16+08:00

Daniel Jahn Maximum Sports Conditioning

Craig Sigl2015-05-13T04:11:01+08:00

Daniel Jahn - Former D1 Baseball Player and Now CEO & Director of Instruction for Strength and Conditioning Programs I tend to think about athletes who never quit or give up. I think about athletes who love working hard and welcome any challenge presented to them. Mentally tough athletes can deal with adversity and struggle in a way that ends in positive outcomes for the individual and his/her team. Athletes who set high standards for themselves and their teammates, then hold themselves accountable to those standards show mental toughness as well. To know the definitions of mental toughness are important, but [...]

Daniel Jahn Maximum Sports ConditioningCraig Sigl2015-05-13T04:11:01+08:00

3 Tips For Creating Sports Confidence

Craig Sigl2020-09-27T20:00:43+08:00

How to Build Confidence as a Young Athlete, by James Leath First of all, let’s decide something right now. You are not competing with anyone else, ever again. Starting now, your primary strategy is to make everyone else around you play at your level. You won’t make excuses; you’ll cause others to make them. You won’t play down to an opponent’s level; it’s up to them to play at yours. You won’t stop until the final whistle blows; you’ll go all out until the time runs out. If you can commit to that mentality, in practice and in competition, please keep [...]

3 Tips For Creating Sports ConfidenceCraig Sigl2020-09-27T20:00:43+08:00

Craig Sigl Story: The Gift Of Pressure

Craig Sigl2017-04-04T17:02:28+08:00

Have you had a major setback you need to come back from? Maybe facing a huge obstacle right now? I’m going to tell you a true story about overcoming adversity that turned into the greatest thing that ever happened to me. I began my toughness trainer career as a manager at a Fortune 500 company. Now, Before becoming a manager, I was an hourly worker. One day I’m a worker and the next day I’m a manager, just like that. No training yet, no instructions, just these phrases from my boss: “Here’s your desk and office!” and "I’ll see you at [...]

Craig Sigl Story: The Gift Of PressureCraig Sigl2017-04-04T17:02:28+08:00

How To Handle Not Winning

Craig Sigl2017-06-06T23:50:47+08:00

Before watching the video below, you should know that I don't believe in using the word "Losing" except to reference, FOR OTHERS, events when you don't win (so they know what you're talking about). The truth about a game, match or meet is that there is no real reason for athletes to use the word. When asked (like by a parent) how an athlete did in a competition, they could easily answer with some of what I call "Deadly Accurate Truth" that sounds like this: "Our team didn't play as well as we normally do but I made some stellar plays, [...]

How To Handle Not WinningCraig Sigl2017-06-06T23:50:47+08:00