Mental Mobility Blog
Social Media and Athletes
Though you may not realize it yet, your performance during training and games are being negatively impacted by your social media use. In particular, there are three ways that social media reduces athletes' ability to perform to their full potential. Dive into what those are and what you can do to counteract them.
Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
Sports are littered with obstacles – from small to big and from self-made to externally imposed. Obstacles may be frustrating in the moment, but those that are overcome become some of the highlights in an athletic career. While challenges are normal, they only become incredibly beneficial in making progress as an athlete if you know how to face them and work through them. Learn a simple and effective strategy to turn obstacles into opportunities.
3 Ways to Become a Better Parent of an Elite Athlete
Parenting elite athletes is an incredibly challenging task. Time to make your best better by incorporating these three skills – loving the whole athlete; defining success beyond outcomes; model recovery, not perfection. Change the high-stakes pressure of elite sports into something manageable while supporting your amazing athlete.
K.I.S.S.
If you’ve been around sports for any length of time, it’s likely that you’ve come across this acronym - KISS. Though the exact wording may differ depending on who you hear it from, the principle behind it is the same: Keep It Simple. This concept is easy to understand, but much harder to actually execute.
All I Do Is W.I.N.
I haven’t met a single athlete who isn’t focused on winning every time they step into the arena. Winning is an important part of sport. It’s always a main point whenever you debate who is the GOAT. The joy of coming out on top is what keeps bringing us back. W.I.N. is an acronym that you can use to improve your performance both during training and competition and afterwards.
Raise Your Floor
I get it. You want to be your best. ALL THE TIME. So you spend a ton of time working to make your best even better. However, the greats are never at their best 100% of the time. In fact, they often have times in which they struggle. What is incredible, is that they have put in the work to improve their baseline, their average performances, so that it keeps creeping up which only pushes their best performances even higher. This is what it means to Raise Your Floor.