Becoming HeadStrong

A keen sense of self-awareness can not only improve performance when it matters most, but can also transform our everyday lives. 

You may have heard coaches compared to teachers. Yet coaches are often given more leeway in how they treat their athletes than teachers are given. In this episode, Dr. Nick Galli works to convince coaches to be respectful of their athletes.

Having a breakdown is more normal that you may think. In this episode, Kristina teaches listeners how to manage breakdowns when they occur.

Don't just leave 2020 behind. Learn from it and use those lessons to move forward into 2021.

Welcome to our new mental performance coach, Zoe! Paralysis by analysis occurs when you spend too much time or effort thinking about something and you end up "freezing" in your competition. In this episode, Zoe talks you through strategies for dealing with this phenomena. 

In this episode, you will hear two stories and how they may relate to your current situation. Enjoy!

Christmas Day, 2020. On this day, Kristina discusses the importance of kindness, gratitude, and "having heart". There is so much to learn from on this wonderful day.

We can easily get stuck on what's called the hedonic treadmill, always wanting more and new and feeling disappointment when we don't get it. Yet, research shows that the ordinary is much more satisfactory than the extraordinary. We just have to pay attention.

We often find ourselves busy with our lives. Particularly during this time of year with the holidays and the pandemic added on to our normal lives. But busy doesn't mean productive. In this episode, Justine talks about how to make your busy time.... also productive.

Using the P3 thinking, you can deliberately choose thoughts that are purposeful, productive, and open to possibilities.

In this episode, Kristina encourages you to become a scientist - and reinvent yourself into a better version. Listeners will learn a step-by-step process for reinvention!

What makes you comfortable, can ruin you. And what makes you uncomfortable, is how you grow. Choose your hard. Write your story. Take ownership of your journey. And choose your hard.

Although it is frustrating, sometimes things just don't work out the way you expect them to. What those times give you is an opportunity to do it better the next time around.

Vulnerability has been brought to the forefront by Dr. Brene Brown in various books and talks. Improvement requires vulnerability. Humility means to have a modest opinion of oneself. Peak performance requires humility.

Finishing the alphabet strategies of growing mental toughness and Becoming HeadStrong, you will love this episode from Kristina!

Take a few moments to be mindful and listen to the sound of the ocean in this episode.

Although we hear this frequently, you truly cannot be everything to everyone. What the most successful people do, is build a strong team around them.

Where do you put your eyes during performance? How do you know if that's the correct place? We talk a lot about focus in sports and the importance of being able to put your gaze in the appropriate place.

Continuing the alphabet journey of mental toughness, Kristina discusses additional strategies on the path of Becoming HeadStrong.

There are many ways to build confidence. In this episode, Dr. Detling will discuss 4 different strategies: preparation, previous performances, people, and positive self-talk.

"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda In this episode, you will learn how the word "try" translates in your mind.

This is the third episode in the series by Dr. Galli on short stories. Hear two stories and an explanation of their meaning in this episode.

The follow-up to her previous episode, Kristina continues the alphabet journey of mental toughness.

COVID-19 has been in our lives for close to a year and we are all experiencing the effects of it. Everyone in the entire world has been affected in some way. Lately, people are talking about "COVID Brain". In this episode, Dr. Detling will talk about what it is, why it is happening, and what to do about it.

What do compliments and fast food have in common? What is an appropriate way to "fuel" yourself, from a mental perspective? These answers are found in this episode.