What You Can Learn From Olympic Athletes’ Mental Game
Can mental rehearsal or visualization help you trust in your ability during competition? One Olympian thinks so. Read on to discover his secret. To perform your best, you must have trust instead of over-think your performance… I certainly learn a lot from Olympic athletes when I pick their brains. That’s why I do several interviews a year with top athletes and coaches at Peaksports Network. Recently, I talked with Olympic Equestrian Chris... [Read More...]
How The Mental Game and Technique Are Interrelated
If you (or your athletes) struggle to take practice to competition, today’s message reveals one reason why. Do you think the mental game and your technique or mechanics go hand-in-hand? They definitely do! Your mindset can enhance or detract from the ability to apply well-learned skills (from practice) to competition. Allow me to share a short story with you. (I’ll also share a taped audio interview to back up my claim). Mark, a baseball... [Read More...]
Benefits of Personal Mental Game Coaching
I just returned from a short vacation last week with my wife and two daughters — ages four and 12. We spent a few days hiking in the Adirondack Mountains located in upstate New York. It’s good to take a break now and then and come back with a fresh perspective–in anything in life. So, I’m back in the office… I’m surprised when sports parents ask if I do personal one-on-one mental game coaching. In fact, doing personal... [Read More...]
Golf Podcast: How to Stay in the Lead
Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, answers a question from a golfer about keeping his lead. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play... [Read More...]
Golf Podcast: Play Your Best Golf on the Course
Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, answers a question from a golfer about playing his best golf on the course. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is... [Read More...]
Can You Make a Living as a Mental Game Coach?
I’m often asked by persons who want to get into mental coaching full time this question: “Can I make a living as a mental game coach?” My short answer is “yes.” A handful of people–who don’t teach sports psychology at a university–do make a living as a mental game coach. My long answer…. You can’t start a successful mental coaching practice overnight. When I began in the early 90′s,... [Read More...]
