{"id":94,"date":"2009-04-02T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=94"},"modified":"2025-06-16T04:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T08:35:13","slug":"learn-shortcuts-to-a-successful-sports-psychology-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/learn-shortcuts-to-a-successful-sports-psychology-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Shortcuts to a Successful Sports Psychology Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/logo_peak.gif\" alt=\"Peak Logo\" class=\"wp-image-6856\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Becoming_a_Mental_Game_Coach\"><\/span>Becoming a Mental Game Coach<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><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-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/learn-shortcuts-to-a-successful-sports-psychology-career\/#Becoming_a_Mental_Game_Coach\" >Becoming a Mental Game Coach<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/learn-shortcuts-to-a-successful-sports-psychology-career\/#Only_a_few_lucky_mental_game_coaches_can_participate_in_this_new_mastermind_group\" >Only a few lucky mental game coaches can participate in this new mastermind group.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/learn-shortcuts-to-a-successful-sports-psychology-career\/#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-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/learn-shortcuts-to-a-successful-sports-psychology-career\/#What_are_our_students_saying\" >What are our students saying?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want to boost your <strong>credibility<\/strong>, improve your marketing prowess, and expand your practice as a mental game coach?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do want to learn my secrets for going from zero to over six-figures as a <strong>mental game coach<\/strong>, but in a much shorter time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can&#8230; Join me and other mental game experts in my new <strong>mastermind coaching program<\/strong> designed for budding mental game coaches or sports psychology professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15 years ago, when I started Peak Performance Sports and worked as a full-time <strong>sports psychology expert<\/strong>, I struggled to find new clients or students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have to admit, I was frustrated early in my career. 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But right now, you should jump over to my web site to preview the new program: &#8220;Business-Building Secrets for Mental Game Coaches.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalgamecoachingpro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mental Game Coach Mentoring Videos <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Only_a_few_lucky_mental_game_coaches_can_participate_in_this_new_mastermind_group\"><\/span>Only a few lucky mental game coaches can participate in this new mastermind group.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Master Mental Game Coach,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>p.s. 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