A Winning Attitude is the Key to Sports Success
Craig Sigl2020-05-29T04:06:23+08:00If you’ve followed my philosophies on this blog for any amount of time, you know that I preach that […]
The Ways Athletes Improve Confidence
Craig Sigl2016-01-14T13:07:39+08:00Do you lack of confidence in your sport? Learn from our guest Mental coach expert, Gene Zanetti, "The Ways Athletes Improve Confidence". Coaches always tell you to just be confident and to just believe in yourself, but they never tell you actually how to do it. A lot of it is because they were not formally trained in how to do it themselves. The first thing is to realize it is not something you have to have it or you don’t. You can learn it. Most people don’t realize that, yes, you can build confidence with the right exercises. [...]
How To Develop Strong Determination
Craig Sigl2021-02-12T04:45:29+08:00The word “determination” has multiple meanings depending on the context of it’s usage but, for the purposes of sports, the dictionary says: “The quality of being determined to do or achieve something” In simpler terms, it means how much of yourself you will put into making a goal a reality. You must have read lots of stuff dealing with "how to increase self determination," but while they have a lot of good things to say; somehow you still can't relate to them. It’s always inspiring to observe a young athlete who is very determined. This athlete can take [...]
Brent Bradford Hockey Coach Interview (Part 1)
Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:24:07+08:00The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of an athlete’s positive self image and to consider various ways for an athlete to portray a positive image. Whether an athlete is competing in an individual sport or a team sport, his/her image is an essential component of how he/she is perceived by others which may determine whether an opportunity to compete at the next level is offered or not. Aspiring elite-level athletes all across the world are presently training hard and dedicating themselves to reaching mastery skill levels. Although these athletes are most often intrinsically motivated, there is [...]
Daring Greatly Takes Courage
Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:25:35+08:00This article is about of daring greatly takes courage. With all the crazy weather, the shooting tragedies and the stress and strain of the holidays, I thought it was the perfect time to get us all inspired and out of our fears and worries. What better way than to DARE GREATLY. In her new book, researcher professor, Brené Brown explains how the concept of“scarcity thrives in a culture where everyone is hyper-aware of lack and fear.” That causes us to spend unreasonable amounts of time calculating how much we have, want and don’t have, and how much everyone else has, needs [...]
What Is Self Confidence?
Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:28:56+08:00When it comes to being a top performer in the classroom or during the game, nothing will give you the edge you need like self confidence. Today we have guest author, Steve Rogers sharing with you how you can get self confidence, and how you can apply it to everything from school to sports, so you can give your best and get great results for your efforts. What is self confidence? You take risks every day. When you take a test at school, you're putting your knowledge on the line and are graded by how well you learn things in the [...]