Raise Your Inner Game Today with David Levin

SHOW NOTES NOTE: Taking a break from the pod for a few weeks. Enjoy your Summer. See you back here the week of 9/6! - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGa...

SHOW NOTES Tough loss for Yannik Sinner in the French Open this week. But his reaction is a great lesson for the rest of us on what an elite-level mental game looks like. Enjoy!  Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/v5FZOhn9WSk #janniksinner #mentalgame #mentalperformance #mentalgamecoach #mentalperformancecoach

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - The Surf H...

SHOW NOTES Really enjoyed the F1 movie this week with Brad Pitt. And there was an important lesson in there for the rest of us on what’s the correct goal to shoot for in boosting your mental game? If you focus on the wrong thing, it can slow your pace of progress and even knock you completely off track (racing puns intended). In any case, it’s an important point to think about. Enjoy!  Mental...

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - The Surf H...

SHOW NOTES Great lessons this week on the relationship between talent and work and belief for athletes, that comes from a surprising source. I don’t want to spoil the surprise but I will say it involves a whole lotta’ love. Enjoy!  Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/39uomHrTpQc “Becoming Led Zeppelin”: https://www.netflix.com/title/82018943...

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - Zen Box (r...

SHOW NOTES Great moment this week for Coco Gauff, winning the French Open. She seems to be a genuinely lovely young person, which is just nice to see in these times. It’s also one of the lessons the rest of us can take from her win this week. “Do you have to be a jerk to be great?” You do not. But you DO have to work on your mental game to overcome the common problems we ALL face. Enjoy!  Men...

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - Beach Boys...

SHOW NOTES Really loving the new golf show, “Stick,” with Owen Wilson on Apple TV. NOT loving so much the mental game advice they’re giving. :-) Couple of big things that work fine on TV but not so much in the real world. In fact, it’s worse than that. The approach they’re using can really pull you off onto the wrong track and hurt your game. Unfortunately, it’s also a pretty common approach. So,...

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - Youth Init...

SHOW NOTES Powerful moment this week from Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open where he overruled a call and told the ump to give the point to his opponent instead. Amazing sportsmanship but also some big lessons for the rest of us—and a chance for me to rant a little bit. **Why don’t we hold our leaders to the same ethical standards as our athletes?** Anyway, click the link. Check it out. Let me kno...

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - Nightshade...

SHOW NOTES Interesting one this week about the Talent Trap that parents and coaches fall into with young athletes. If you work with junior athletes or are the parent of one, especially if they’re serious about playing in college or beyond, you should definitely check this one out. Enjoy!  Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qqq6FJnySMg #ment...

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - The Fallen...

SHOW NOTES Pete Rose had his lifetime ban from baseball reversed this week, posthumously, which means he’s now eligible for the Hall of Fame. It’s a controversial decision with many different aspects to think about for baseball and ethics in general. But the story also has some important mental game lessons for the rest of us that go right to the core of what it means to raise your inner game—and...

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - The Fallen...

SHOW NOTES I was reminded this week that pre-game anxiety is one of parents’ top concerns for their youth athletes, so I thought I’d offer some practical thoughts on things we can do to help. Enjoy! Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/gOXC4FLIMRQ #mentalgame #mentalperformance #mentalgamecoach #mentalperformancecoach

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - Aventura X...

SHOW NOTES A.J. Brown, Eagles wide receiver, made news last season reading a book on the sidelines during a game—“Inner Excellence" by Jim Murphy. It was fun to see, as a fellow author, but it also brought home for me a big problem with typical mental game training that’s actually super important to understand. If you’re looking for mental game training, you definitely want to check this one out....

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - The Berlin...

SHOW NOTES I was reminded this week how some performance issues, like being nervous, SEEM like they’re a mental game issue when they’re actually mostly physical. And it’s helpful to be clear about the difference because it makes the problems a lot easier to deal with effectively. Anyway, let me know if this one rings true for you… Enjoy! Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.co...

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info-18 - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - Antelop...

SHOW NOTES Rory McIlroy had an epic final round at the Masters last week to break his 11-year drought of winning a major and finally complete his lifetime grand slam. It was a glorious moment for him and the entire golfing world, and really, the entire sporting world, that also contains some great lessons for the rest of us. Enjoy! Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUT...

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info-18 - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - TRX Exe...