{"id":2354,"date":"2011-10-25T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2025-07-30T05:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:20:50","slug":"proactive-vs-reactive-self-confidence-in-sports-webinar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/proactive-vs-reactive-self-confidence-in-sports-webinar-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Proactive vs. Reactive Self-Confidence &#8211; Webinar 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/logo-header-web.png\" alt=\"logo-header-web\" class=\"wp-image-4414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/logo-header-web.png 471w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/logo-header-web-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dr. Cohn and NFL player JJ Birden teach you how to take greater control of your confidence instead of waiting for your performance to click. You will learn how to have <strong>proactive confidence<\/strong> rather than <strong>reactive confidence <\/strong>in your sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Cohn and JJ Birden give you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vATmP_bTqX4&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"mental strategies to build confidence\"><strong>mental strategies to build confidence<\/strong><\/a> in order to get the best out of your performance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-81580cff\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Proactive vs. Reactive Self-Confidence in Sports (Webinar)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vATmP_bTqX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Dr. Cohn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"yui_3_3_0_1_1317906786876302\">Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes and teams worldwide from a variety of sport backgrounds improve mental toughness for sports. He\u2019s the president and founder of Peak Performance Sports (Orlando, Florida) Peak Performance Sports, LLC owns and manages two leading online mental training sites for athletes, coaches and sports parents at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.peaksports.com<\/strong><\/a> and <a id=\"yui_3_3_0_1_1317906786876444\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidssportspsychology.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.kidssportspsychology.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"yui_3_3_0_1_1317906786876446\"><strong>About JJ Birden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"yui_3_3_0_1_1317906786876449\">As a former NFL wide receiver, he played with some of the greatest athletes who ever played the game, such as Bernie Kosar, Troy Aikman, Too-Tall Jones, Michael Irvin, Derrick Thomas, Joe Montana and Marcus Allen. After a nine-year career in the NFL, Birden looks for healthy products to relieve the physical discomfort caused by the pounding he took from some of the biggest and strongest athletes in the world. He now distributes Xocai\u2019s healthy chocolate products, which has given him significant relief from past football injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To listen to the entire one-hour webinar become a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/\" title=\"Sport Psychology Articles, ebooks, webinars\"><strong>Peaksports Network<\/strong><\/a> and access 36 teleclass recordings, 3 webinars, ebooks, articles, and hundreds of hours of expert interviews on the mental game of sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boost_Your_Self-Confidence_With_Mental_Game_Coaching\"><\/span>Boost Your Self-Confidence With Mental Game Coaching!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/proactive-vs-reactive-self-confidence-in-sports-webinar-2\/#Boost_Your_Self-Confidence_With_Mental_Game_Coaching\" >Boost Your Self-Confidence With Mental Game Coaching!<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/proactive-vs-reactive-self-confidence-in-sports-webinar-2\/#What_are_our_students_saying\" >What are our students saying?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Master mental game coach, Dr. Patrick Cohn, can help you or your athlete(s), ages 12 and up, overcome mental game issues with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\"><strong>personal coaching<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can work with Dr. Patrick Cohn himself in Orlando, Florida or via Skype, FaceTime, or telephone. Call us toll free at <strong>888-742-7225<\/strong> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/contact-peak-performance-sports\/\"><strong>contact us<\/strong><\/a> for more information about the different coaching programs we offer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_our_students_saying\"><\/span>What are our students saying?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWOW!!! What a week I had. I was able to perform with a confidence that allowed my style to shine through\u2013no more entering the arena with that \u201cdeer in the headlights\u201d look or feeling. I stopped evaluating myself while I was performing, and I actually left the arena after my patterns feeling like I had experienced a lot of fun. Thank you so much.\u201d<br><\/em><strong>~Julia Dreyer, National Champion Equestrian<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Cohn and NFL player JJ Birden teach you how to take greater control of your confidence instead of waiting for your performance to click. You will learn how to have proactive confidence rather than reactive confidence in your sport. 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