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Chapter 4: Athlete Self
Unbreakable Athlete Book Link The most foundational part of phase one of the book is helping the really understand the importance of separating your athlete self from the rest of the roles you play in life. This chapter goes into greater detail of what I mean by that, and the benefits of being able to…
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Chapter 4: Adversity Part 2
Unbreakable Athlete Book Link Still reminding in phase one of the book, we are making a small adjustment to what adversity is, as this new definition will be the first building block into becoming the athlete and performer that we want to be. Adversity: A privilege – an opportunity to prove skills that were honed…
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Chapter 3: Adversity Part One
Unbreakable Athlete Book Link Still in phase one, we allow the readers, no matter their reasoning for reading this book to acknowledge who they are as an athlete or performer of any kind. The first chapter of phase one, allows them to understanding their definition of adversity and how it affects them. ADVERSITY: A barrier,…
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Chapter 2: Overview of the Complete Athlete
Unbreakable Athlete Book Link Chapter Two talks about the overview of the complete athlete and the structure of chapters in this book. The entirety of the book is meant to acknowledge, build and solidify only our athlete selves and go into greater detail than general thinking. Part 1: Athlete Identification The first 1/3 of the…
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Link to “Unbreakable Athlete” Chapter one start with getting to know the author (myself). This includes my upbringing and some of my motivation from writing the book designed for athletes. here are some things to know about me in a nutshell: It is important to know and acknowledge the upbringing that you grew up with…
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P.T.P (Pay The Price) – The Sunday Workouts That Shaped My Mindset Early
A common theme in my upcoming book aimed to give basic tools to athletes and showcase a system a system I use with those that I work with, I found myself reflecting back to Sunday workouts I endured through all of my high school and part of my college football career. This workout lasted for…
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Black and White Thinking: The Ladder
“My goal is to make it to the pros” “The goal is to go Division 1 in college” These are some general answers from athletes when I ask what their goal is, or how they will know they are succeeding in the athlete life. “It means I have failed” “I wasnt good enough” These are…
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Super Bowl Sunday!!!!
For those of you who have tagged along so far, I have somethign fun for you to watch during Sunday’s Super Bowl Game. Lets pay attention to body language of the players and how it changes or effects their game play: Look for all this and more. How does it make the athletes perform any…
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Pessimism Vs. Optimism
This is a sub section of Fixed versus Growth Mindset: Fixed – Pessimistic Growth – Optimistic When talking to athletes, there are key words that should be listened to and those are: By simply having a conversation with an athlete, these among other phrases expose the athlete as being pessimistic or optimistic. This is important……
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The Alter Ego: Thanks to Todd Herman
Got time to read and want to pull a piece of yourself into higher performance and processing standard? I always recommend the Alter Ego Effect by Todd Herman. I used the Alter Ego I developed from the book to become a better Jiu Jitsu practitioner, and also to overcome obstacles mentally and physically. There is…
