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The moment you obsess over outcomes; you stop dominating the present momentEPISODE SUMMARY A lot of athletes become distracted by championships, rankings, stats, scholarships, and future results instead of focusing on the present moment. In this episode of The Athlete’s Ten Commandments, Nick Carita talks about why elite performers stay devoted to the process and why consistent execution matters m...

CONFIDENCE IS BUILT LONG BEFORE THE GAME STARTS EPISODE SUMMARY: Many athletes want confidence when pressure hits, but confidence is built before competition ever begins. In this episode of The Athlete’s Ten Commandments, Nick Carita talks about why preparation, routines, focus, habits, and intentional effort shape how athletes compete when pressure finally arrives. Key Takeaways: • Confidence com...

How you practice is how you compete. EPISODE SUMMARY: Many athletes want confidence during competition, but their habits during practice tell a different story. In this episode of The Athlete’s Ten Commandments, Nick Carita talks about why focus, intensity, energy, and intention during practice matter long before pressure shows up on game day. KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Lazy practice habits show up during c...

Stop fighting things you can’t change. EPISODE SUMMARY Athletes spend massive amounts of energy fighting weather, officials, opponents, mistakes, and situations they cannot control. In the first episode of our newest series, "The Athlete’s Ten Commandments", Nick Carita breaks down why focus placement directly affects performance and why controllable thoughts and actions matter during co...

Who are you going to be when adversity hits? Episode Summary: Every team hits adversity, but what you do next defines you. In this episode, Nick Carita shares a message given to a baseball team after a rough patch, challenging athletes to face failure, respond with purpose, and decide who they will become when their confidence is shaken. Key Takeaways: • Adversity is guaranteed in sports and life...

Talent gets you in the door. Character keeps you there or sends you out. Episode Summary: Talent might get you noticed, but what you do behind closed doors determines if you stay. This episode breaks down how daily habits, choices, and effort shape whether you rise or get replaced, especially when no one is watching and when things get hard. Key Takeaways: • What you do behind closed doors can mak...

Episode Summary: You feel loose and confident in practice, but everything changes when the game starts. This episode breaks down what might be happening when pressure shows up and how your mental game plays a role in your performance when it matters most. Key Takeaways: • Why practice and game performance feel different • How pressure changes your mindset and focus • What role your mental game pla...

HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT DOESN'T WORK Episode Summary:Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work. In this episode, Nick Carita shares real examples of athletes who wasted elite talent and others who built success through discipline, effort, and response. This episode challenges you to stop focusing on talent and start focusing on what you do next. Key Takeaways:• Hard work can s...

Elite performers don't just show up and hope for improvement. They reflect and grow, Episode Summary: Elite performers reflect on their performance every day. They look at what went well and what needs work. Learn three frameworks for daily reflection: PM Journal Well/Better/How Start/Stop/Continue. These help you see progress, build momentum, and get 1% better every single day. Key Takeaways:...

Episode Summary: Your energy is contagious. When you mope or snap at coaches, it spreads and kills team focus. Elite teammates support their team, handle feedback like fuel, and bring consistent energy every day. Learn how to show up for your team and make everyone better. Key Takeaways: Understand how your energy affects your team's performance Learn three ways to be the best teammate you can...

Let the scoreboard take care of itself. Episode Summary: A lot of athletes focus on the scoreboard, the opponent, whether they'll win. Elite performers focus on execution. Learn what you can actually control and how to stay locked in on your process. Key Takeaways: Learn why focusing on outcomes prevents you from executing Discover what you can actually control during competition Understand how el...

Elite performers don't wait for perfect conditions. They create them. Episode Summary: Awareness without action is useless. Owning your preparation means taking full responsibility for everything that gets you ready to perform: sleep, nutrition, recovery, conditioning, self-talk, breathing, and routines. Elite performers control what they can control and create the conditions they need instead...

You can't fix what you can't see. Most athletes are performing blind and wondering why they can't get better. Episode Summary Awareness (SEE) is the foundation of the my Locked In Framework, the five-layer system that separates elite performers from everyone else. Self-awareness means knowing your triggers, your ideal performance state, when you're off, and what impacts your perfor...

Episode Summary: Elite performers have short memories. Average players let one mistake snowball into disaster. Learn the Flush It technique from Ken Ravizza, the quickest and easiest way to let go of mistakes and move on to the next play. Key Takeaways: Discover the difference between elite performers and average players when it comes to mistakes Learn Ken Ravizza's quickest and easiest way to...

Episode Summary: Most athletes defeat themselves by predicting failure before it happens. Sports psychology research shows you have two types of self-talk: spontaneous negative thoughts and strategic cue words you can train to automatically replace them. Key Takeaways: Stop fortune-telling your own failure before the event even happens Learn the difference between spontaneous self-talk and strateg...

Episode Summary: Learn the Signal Lights framework to identify when your mental state is slipping before it tanks your performance. Ken Ravizza said if you can't control yourself, you can't control your performance. This system shows you exactly where you are mentally. Key Takeaways Recognize when your response is heading in the wrong direction before you lose control Use four specific are...

Episode Summary:In athletics and in life, it is not about what happened to you, but how you respond to an event that determines your outcome. Learn the E + R = O formula and discover why your response-ability is your responsibility. Key Takeaways: Event + Response = Outcome How one missed shot can cost your team more points when you respond emotionally Your response-ability is your responsibility...

Episode Summary:There are only two things you can control in your life, and most people care way too much about things outside of their control. Learn what you can and cannot control, and get an action step to direct your energy towards what is in your control. Key Takeaways: The two things you can control: your thoughts and your actions Examples of things coaches and athletes become emotional abo...

Episode Summary: Does your process and practice match your ambition? When they don't align, your dreams stay dreams and you lose trust in yourself. It's one thing to say what you want to achieve. It's another thing to set up your process and practice to actually get there. Key Takeaways: What happens when your process and practice don't match your ambition What you gain when your p...

Episode Summary Discipline and self-control often feel like sacrifice, struggle, and missing out, but this episode shows how they can become power, freedom, and strength. Learn why owning the present moment is the key to habit formation, emotional regulation, and consistent progress toward the future you want. Key Takeaways Discipline and self-control are built moment by moment Owning the present...

Episode Summary This episode shares a personal story about how surface cleaning can hide deeper problems. It explores how avoiding the real work on our mental, emotional, and spiritual foundation allows hidden issues to quietly build up until something breaks. Key Takeaways Why surface cleaning hides deeper issues How stopping my deep cleaning habits drained my energy The difference between surfac...

Episode Summary Are you failing, or are you in process? Your words shape your reality, failure sounds like a period, in process sounds like a comma, one ends motion, the other keeps you moving. Key Takeaways Are you failing, or are you in process. Words shape reality. Failure sounds like a period, in process sounds like a comma. One ends motion, the other keeps you moving. Mental reps and physical...

Episode Summary: Yesterday I was working a D1 soccer match for ESPN, and I heard the coach yelling over and over, "Win this moment! Win this moment!" This was a POWERFUL lesson in how you can get back on track no matter what's happened in the past. Framework Takeaways Win this moment, not the past Stop replaying the last mistake Focus on the play in front of you Four steps in under t...

When life feels like it is falling apart, the key question is: Am I doing the basics well? In this episode of The Rebuild, Nick Carita shares his personal journey of rebuilding his life after multiple concussions, business setbacks, and the struggle to find energy and consistency. He talks through the basics he is working on right now —sleep, nutrition, physical activity, hydration, and faith—and...

Episode Summary After working with athletes and leaders, I’ve seen one truth proven over and over again: waiting to feel ready is a trap. Your brain will always fight for what’s easy and comfortable, and that quiet habit of giving in erodes confidence and potential. In this episode, I share 9 practical ways to start doing what needs to be done, even when you don’t feel like it, so you can stack sm...