Becoming HeadStrong

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Becky is back with a conversation on the topic of "Family" in sport. It's a topic preached by coaches all the time, but what does it actually mean? What does it look like in your team? How do we create the feeling of family in our team? Find answers to these questions and more in the newest episode!

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary talks about emotions and specifically anger. Anger is a natural emotion that can be even necessary in certain situations. As performers, we have to learn how to channel anger appropriately and take control over our anger. Tune in as Coach Hillary helps us learn how to do this!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Josh talks about defining success and failure within ourselves. What do they mean to us and how do those definitions affect our performance and motivation? Tune in and learn how to find these answers for yourself and ultimately use them to help yourself reach your full potential.

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, we are bringing some incredibly exciting news to the rest of the HeadStrong family! Join Coach Josh as he breaks down the newest branch of HeadStrong Consulting back in his home state of Minnesota and what will come with that. Tune in and share with your friends and family to be a part of this journey back to the Midwest!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Chelsea shares a personal story that relates to the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy. Leaders and coaches have a much bigger influence than we may even think. They can directly affect our abilities to do certain things by changing our belief within ourselves. Tune in with Coach Chelsea to learn more about the importance of self belief and a self-ful...

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick shares a proverb that he relates to performance. What this short story brings to our perspective on performance is the importance on all of the little things. The little, sometimes forgotten, and miniscule parts of our performance ultimately always play a role in our pursuit of bigger things. This can also be talked about as "The B...

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina talks about trust. We are always told to trust in ourselves and what we are doing, but sometimes it is just not that easy. Trust is something that takes a long time to form, and it can also disappear in a flash. How can we gain that trust in ourselves? Listen along with Kristina as she breaks down strategies to build and maintain trust!

In this episode, Dr. Nicole talks about the phrase "You win or you learn" and why that is not always the case. The idea of this statement makes it seem like you need loss in order to learn from an experience. Challenge yourself to learn something everytime you perform whether you win or lose. Rather than experience itself teaching us lessons, Nicole helps us learn to reflect on experience to learn...

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh talks about a mental strategy that isn't thought of as much as others, especially at the younger levels. Pre-Performance Routines are incredibly underrated in how much they can elevate performance if done with the right intention and effort. Listen along with Coach Josh as he explains the importance and the how when thinking about your routine to...

In Becky's first episode with Becoming HeadStrong, she gives her perspective on how we can through these dead spots in sport where we are not seeing the same growth. As a coaching specialist, Coach Becky has some useful tips for these situations. Tune in to hear from an expert in the field of coaching and get to know Coach Becky!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary gives us techniques for endurance athletes to help manage pain. How can mental skills help us push through these tougher times? Listen in for a way YOU can manage this adversity and manage these pains and difficulties!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh talks about performance meditation. Performance meditation is a mental tool that can enhance our performance in many ways, and Josh describes what it is and what it looks like when he does it with athletes. Tune in to learn more!

Listen along as Coach Chelsea interviews Renee Kindler. Renee Kindler is a Nurse Practitioner, Sleep Expert, Functional Health Consultant and Savvy CEO of Aonani Functional Medicine- a boutique virtual practice where she helps clients boost their energy and restore restful sleep. She earned her MSN from Gonzaga University in 1999 and has practiced family medicine, pediatrics, and most recently sle...

Dr. Nick Galli interviews Ian Quinn, an athlete on the US Speedskating Team.

In this episode of the Becoming HeadStrong podcast, Kristina talks all about feedback. Feedback comes in many shapes and forms from different people,including ourselves, and in different ways. We have complete control over the conversations we have with ourselves regarding the feedback we get. Listen along with Kristina to becoming the best version of ourselves using feedback from others!

In the second episode of the second season of Becoming HeadStrong, Dr. Nicole talks about setting goals in this new year. These goals and resolutions people set each year do not always work because we try to add new habits to our existing lifestyles when we do not know the best way to actually do this. Forming a new habit can fall into the completion of 4 steps: Queue, craving, response, and rewar...

In this episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, listen along with Josh as we announce the relaunch of our podcast! We are so excited to announce the new content we will be bringing to all of you each week. Josh also talks about his personal reflection and processing that came along with the the event on Monday Night Football this past week involving young Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin. 

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Dr. Nick highlights the moments that define a performance. How does our preperation affect these moments when they come? We can prepare ourselves for these brief seconds that affect our overall perception of how a competition might have went. Listen along with Dr. Nick as he guides us through the preperation for these moments!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina gives us a few ideas on building confidence. Every athlete wants to feel confident and this can lead to many results such as success and enjoyment. There are different tactics we can use at both the individual and team level to build our confidence. Listen along to learn about these ideas from Coach Kristina!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh finishes up his two part series on anxiety and anxiety management by building off of the first episode on acceptance. After we acknowledge our feelings and see them for what they are, we can react and reframe our anxious thoughts and feelings. Listen along with Josh as he talks about one of his favorite strategies to slow down our mind and mentall...

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh starts part 1 of a two part series on anxiety and how we can handle it efficiently and effectively. The first step, before we can react to our anxious feelings, is to accept that they are there and real. How can we do this without being overwhelmed? Listen along with Josh as he breaks down the importance of recognizing anxiety before we can take a...

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary talks about not quitting. How can we remind ourselves to keep pushing and keep improving? How can we adapt to changes in the plan we have for ourselves? Listen in as Hillary walks us through strategies to be resilient and don't quit!

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Amanda talks about control. Control is something we consistently work with clients on, and to the general listener, there is a good chance we have been told to control the controllables before. Coach Amanda gives us a practical example of how we can put this into action and keep progressing while feeling more in control.

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Chelsea talks about feedback from others and that need for that feedback. Rather than thinking about those who are not reaching out to us and checking in, can we think about the people that are reaching out and checking in? Is it that no one is checking in or is it that just someone isn't?

In this episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Dr. Nick addresses what he calls the space between awful and awesome. This can be seen through emotions, self-talk, performance conditions, and many more aspects of how we are performing. We naturally strive to always be on the awesome side of that continuum, but what do we do if we aren't able to be all the way to the right?