ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSelf-awareness Mental Skills Training Must Start with Motivation or it Won’t Work chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II Mental skills training primarily focuses on teaching the skills to increase self-awareness, focus, confidence, and mental toughness. To teach the …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPsychology The 7 Attributes That Define the Mindset of Mentally Tough Athletes chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II One of my primary sources of research for mental toughness comes from sport psychologists Sheldon Hanton, Graham Jones, and Declan Connaughton. The …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo What Percentage of Sports is Mental? There is Only One Right Answer! chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II What percentage of sports is mental? This is the age-old question in all of sports. It doesn’t matter if the sport is wrestling, football, soccer, …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPsychology How to Know if You’re Helping Your Child Maximize Their Potential chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II Potential is having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future. Potential implies possibility. It also implies the …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo The Difference Between Strengths, Weaknesses, Talents and Non-Talents chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II It’s important to understand the difference between strengths, weaknesses, talents and non-talents. Talents are things that help you reach goals …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOlympics Raising an Athlete with Million-Dollar Dreams and Five-Dollar Habits chrismance.com Being a sports parent is fun. However, it can be rather frustrating if your child has dreams to play in college, go to the Olympics, or go pro but …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHigh School Sports Why High School Athletes Need a Mental Skills Coach chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II High school is a defining phase in an athlete’s life. While not all high school athletes are destined to play in college, all high school athletes …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo The Hierarchy of Mindset Development Starts with Four Mindset Types chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II There is a hierarchy to the process of changing your mindset. If you start by trying to change the wrong mindset first, it will cause you …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMental Health Six Tips for Sports Parents Who Have Goldilocks Anxiety chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II The process of trying to get it “just right” for your kid is a legitimate source of anxiety. I call this type of anxiety “Goldilocks” anxiety. For …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMotivation How Coaches Can Activate Self-Motivation in Different Types of Athletes chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II There is no one size fits all solution for self-motivation. It’s much easier to be an effective coach when you tailor your approach to fit an …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOlympics When A Young Wrestler isn’t Motivated by Watching the Olympic Trials chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II The wrestling Olympic team trials is the top story in all of wrestling right now. Over the last few days, dreams were made, and dreams were …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Counterpoint: If You Think Life is A Marathon, You’re Wrong chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II If you’re one of those people who likes to say life is a marathon, you’re wrong. Life is not a marathon. A marathon has one starting line, and the …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMotivation Why So Many Young Athletes Struggle with Motivation Later in Life chrismance.com No matter how much money a parent spends on nurturing their child’s talents, it won’t be enough without self-motivation. Self-motivation is doing the …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWinter Sports The Fine Line Between the Crazy and Lazy Sports Parent chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II There is a fine line in the middle of being a crazy and a lazy sports parent. Correspondingly, finding that fine line is the best way to be the best …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMotivation Developing a Child’s Self-Motivation Starts with Integrity chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II The age-old saying is that integrity is doing the right thing (something ethical but inconvenient) even when no one is looking. Similarly, …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBurnout Understanding Overtraining and How to Identify It and Prevent It chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II Overtraining is a form of burnout that is generally temporary, and a result of perpetual fatigue. Many athletes overtrain their bodies without …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEnergy Counterpoint: Lacking Confidence is Not Fixed By Focusing on Confidence chrismance.com One of the biggest mistakes parents and coaches make when trying to help an athlete who lacks confidence is to focus too much on the fact that the …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWinter Sports Why Successful People Take the Fun Out of Their Goals chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II Fun goals are for dreamers. Fun goals like becoming a millionaire or making an Olympic team look good on paper and are fun to talk about. However, …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow-To How to Turn Knowledge into a Process of Building Skills chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II Thinking that “knowledge is power” is a mistake. Knowledge is the potential for power, but it’s not power. Knowledge only leads to power when you use …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMotivation Developing a Child’s Self-motivation To Do Things That Aren’t Fun chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II A critical part of the maturing process for children is developing self-motivation to do things that aren’t fun. Everything from brushing and …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMental Health What’s the Point of a 1000 Day Consistency Streak? chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II I write and publish in this blog every single day. This is not hyperbole either. When I say every single day, I mean every single day. In fact, three …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo A Warning for Athletes Struggling with Mental Toughness and Confidence chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II I have a simple warning for parents and coaches of athletes who struggle with mental toughness or confidence problems. Just like most problems, …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Practice Doesn't Make Perfect, Process Makes Perfect chrismance.com I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. The idea that practice makes perfect is a flat out lie. Practice does not make perfect. Unquestionably, …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Use the Power of Momentum to Help You Achieve Your Goals chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II It’s clearly better to use the power of momentum to your advantage rather than to your disadvantage. Momentum is the motion of moving. Therefore, it …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSelf-improvement How to Know if You’re Taking Your Goals for Granted chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II Taking goals for granted is a problem, but a problem you can fix. Setting goals can become so habitual, it’s easy to overlook the fact that you’re …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo The Mindset of a Competitor: Your Opponent is Not Your Enemy chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II It’s one thing if you like to win. Everybody likes to win. It’s a totally different thing when you like to compete. Most people don’t like to …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIllustration Adopting a Mindset to Enjoy the Process When Pursuing a Difficult Goal chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II There is a great quote in one of my favorite books, Flow in Sports, that provides the perfect illustration of a common mindset mistake people make …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPsychology Motivating Children with Short-Term Rewards is a Big Parenting Mistake chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II Motivating children with short-term rewards is unquestionably the easiest way to get a child to do something immediately. However, motivating …
ChrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNick Saban Nick Saban’s Definition of Talent and How it Applies to Your Mindset chrismance.com - Christopher Mance II The definition of talent that Nick Saban provides in his book “How Good Do You Want to Be?” is the most practical definition of talent I’ve ever …
