High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset

Dr. Marc Strickland works with professional, Olympic, collegiate and elite junior athletes including the Oakland Athletics. He has also spent time with the Chicago Cubs. He specializes in helping athletes improve their mental toughness by developing sound mental skills. As the founder and CEO of Multisport Psychological Consultants, Dr. Strickland is trained in the use of Performance Physiology te...

"Nothing is impossible…the word itself says 'I'm possible.'" Audrey Hepburn High performers turn "Impossible" to "I'm possible." They believe that impossible is an opinion. They consider all of the ways they can make it happen. They continuously check in with themselves and their emotional needs. One way they do this is by reading. In other words, they develop the daily discipline to make their go...

"Checking in on yourself gives you awareness. Awareness is like feedback on what, if any, adjustments are necessary to improve your performance. The best excel at coaching themselves."  —Ken Ravizza and Tom Hanson High performers focus on increasing their self-awareness. They are great at coaching themselves. This gives them power to choose how to respond not react. To help us do that, we can Reco...

Sue Halden-Brown is a former Olympic equestrian coach, multi-disciplinary mental skills coach, business mentor and executive coach from Australia. She is a businesswoman and internationally-published author whose published books include "Mistakes Worth Making: How to Turn Sports Errors Into Athletic Excellence" published by Human Kinetics.  She launched Equestrian Coach Education International (EC...

"If you think you can or think you can't, your right." Henry Ford   High performers focus on the possibilities. They think big and dream about their future.  They do not put limits on their ability or achievements. Instead, they defy limits by using CAR!   Power Phrase:    I choose to see the possibilities for myself and my future. I stay gritty, believing I can do the impossible. Dr.  Cindra  Kam...

" You have power over your mind , not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." ― Marcus Aurelius   High performers help others develop their mental toughness. They help them build their confidence by showing unconditional love and support. They help them let go of mistakes after learning from them. They help them focus on improvement and the process – sharing ways they have impro...

Tom is a speaker, author and entrepreneur who helps leaders turn their communication "shortcomings" into competitive advantage. Tom's entire career has been about identifying, reaching and winning over audiences.  In his first career, he did that first as an advertising executive with Ogilvy, Grey and Hal Riney, and as a marketing VP for Sears and 3Com.  In Tom's second career as CEO of Second Cit...

"Don't let negativity win. When you rise above the negative energy, you raise the positive energy for everyone."   Jon Gordon   High performers develop positive teams. They realize that positivity makes a difference and they value it. They generate positivity on their team by working from their purpose. Knowing their vision. Working to get better each day. Having optimism and showing love and care...

Dr. Andrea Becker is an Assistant Professor at Sacramento State where she teaches courses in sport psychology such as Psychological Aspects of Peak Performance and Sport and Exercise Psychology. She also serves as an Assistant Coach (the Sport Psych Coach) for the USA Men's Volleyball and traveled to the Rio Olympics with the team. Andrea completed her Ph. D. in Sport Psychology at the University...

"Adversity causes some people to break; others to break records." William Arthur Ward High performers see the opportunity. They know everyone experiences adversity – but it's how they respond to it that matters. They realize they have a choice in how they respond. Then, they see the opportunity – and ask themselves 'What's the opportunity here' 3 times to make sure they think like the most success...

Widely considered the world's top expert on Sports Leadership, Jeff Janssen is the founder and president of the Janssen Sports Leadership Center. Jeff's pioneering work in launching and conducting college athletics' first Leadership Academies with student-athletes and coaches began over a decade ago. His groundbreaking work continues to be the gold standard today. Jeff and his team's work has led...

"What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible." Theodore Roethke High performers believe that it is possible. Not that things are impossible. The find evidence on why they can do the impossible. They have big dreams they work towards and are pushing themselves consistently. Power Phrase this Week:   I defy limitations. I move boundaries. I do the impossible because I'm possible!  ...

Dr. Brett Haskell, Ph. D., was promoted to Director of Sports Psychology in July of 2018. In her role, Dr. Haskell provides counseling, psychological services, mental skills training, teambuilding and leadership development services for each of Nebraska's 24 sports and more than 600 Husker student-athletes. Haskell works closely with student-athletes to help them develop skills and techniques that...

Jim Thompson, founder and CEO of Positive Coaching Alliance, started PCA in 1998 to transform the culture of youth sports into a Development Zone™ with the goal to develop Better Athletes, Better People. PCA's vision of youth sports as a Development Zone has attracted the support and involvement of many elite coaches, athletes, academics and business leaders in this country. Jim received an MBA fr...

 "A negative mind will never give you a positive life." Unknown  High performers train their thoughts. They follow and implement the 3 thought principles to take command over their thinking. They don't believe everything they think. They talk to themselves not listen. And they think "I will…I can…I am…" to reach their potential. Power Phrase this Week: I talk to myself not listen. I talk to myself...

Jesse Michel is currently in his second season at the helm of Houston Astros Mental Skills Program.  As the Mental Skills Coordinator for the 2017 World Series champions, Jesse helps ensure the players, coaches, and staff are mentally prepared to compete at their best every single day. He has spearheaded the efforts to develop and implement a comprehensive Mental Training Program for the organizat...

"People think that focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means staying not to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully." Steve Jobs    High performers train their focus. They know that busy doesn't mean they are doing the most important work. They know their human nature is that you are not disciplined and...

Dr. Kensa Gunter is a licensed psychologist (Georgia) and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).  In her Atlanta based private practice, she provides individual counseling, sport psychology services, and consultation services to various organizations. Dr. Gunter has worked with the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and the Atlanta Dream (W...

"There is no passion to be found playing small- in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." Nelson Mandela   High performers are say yes to vital work. They do the hard things first and stay focused on the work that supports their goals and purpose. They rid themselves of trival work – work that doesn't support their goals and purpose, and drains their focus, energ...

Keith A. Kaufman, Ph. D. is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the mental training of athletes and others who wish to improve their health and performance. He has operated his own private practice since 2008, and currently has two office locations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Dr. Kaufman is also a Research Associate at The Catholic University of America where he teaches u...

"If you leave your growth to randomness, you'll always live in the land of mediocrity." Brandon Burchard High performers are intentional with their energy, time and focus. They choose to be courageous every day. They constantly seek improvement because uncomfortableness is how they grow and needed thrive. They show up as themselves – not trying to do more to be more. High performers are intentiona...

Dr. Vanessa Shannon is the Director of Mental Performance for University of Louisville Athletics and Norton Sports Health. As a former NCAA Division 1 volleyball player, she understands the challenges associated with balancing performance in the classroom and performance in sport. Prior to Louisville, Dr. Shannon spent two years at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida where she served as a mental con...

"Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life." Tony Robbins   High performers know that they need to examine their beliefs. They pay attention to what they believe – examining if it helps them reach their potential or not. They ask themselves these important questions about beliefs – and remember that beliefs are a skill – they can be unlea...

"Spend less time following other people's lives and more time leading your own life." Darren Hardy   High performers know that they have to protect their attention. They pay attention to what they are focused on because that impacts what they think about, what they expect, and what they create in their life. They realize their attention is their sacred gift. They make decisions related to their ph...

Mark McLaughlin, MD is a neurosurgeon on a mission to use the lessons he's learned in his career to help others courageously engage and wrestle with stress. Dr. McLaughlin believes everyone can take the core principles behind brain surgery and apply them to any of life's problems. In his upcoming book, Outthinking Fear, Dr. McLaughlin discusses the lessons he learned in the operating room and how...