Tag Archives: Goals


Why is the mental game such a mystery when we see it MASTERED!?


The Hello Bar is a simple notification bar that engages users and communicates a call to action. …even in what’s called a ‘loss’ The CBS (and All of the networks’) golf announcers all seem to be just amazed at how together, non-plussed by pressure situations, calm, fearless, and able to execute the current crop of young PGA Tour golfers are when wrapping up a tournament.  I’m sure that Gary McCord, David Feherty, Johnny Miller, and Jim Nantz all place themselves in the shoes of those...

A 5-point system to make you a Star | Dr. Jack Bowman | Mind Plus Muscle


Wouldn’t it be AWESOME if there was a quick visual reference for optimal mental performance??  Something that would keep  you from having to read, remember, and think about a bunch of things…when you’re trying to NOT THINK!? We’re lucky to be joined today by one of the most recognized Sports Psychologists in the profession, and a pioneer in distance learning programs for mental training.  He’s created (and describes here) the ‘Perform Like a Star’ program for athletes of all ages,...

Sports Choking, explained by a psychology pro


Picture this situation as an athlete…and see if it’s ever happened to you: ‘Like two minutes ago, I was playing GREAT!  Now I can barely hit the ball!!  WHAT HAPPENED!!’ Framed through the Masters collapse, and US Open triumph of Rory McIlroy, PhD Sport Psychologist from the Minneapolis area Dr. Justin Anderson joins us today to talk some mental toughness, resiliency, and how the brain works (and changes) when faced with the ‘zone’ or faced with everything falling apart.  (As...

If your goal is to win, you probably already lost. | Dr. Rob Bell


Wait!  Why would you set a goal to not win?  The short answer is that’s what is called an outcome goal.  There are many things that can keep you from achieving your goal that are outside your control.  The best kind of goals are performance, and process goals, but I’ll let Sport Psychology Pro Dr Rob Bell tell you about that… Dr. Bell is a professor, and the sport psychology consultant for Ball State University, and has credentials on the PGA...

Goal Setting vs. Goal Doing


I went to a seminar once where a guy who had written a best-selling book conducted a really insightful experiment with the crowd. There were about 800 people in the room. He asked everyone who had heard of his book to stand up. Of course, the whole place was on their feet… Then he asked the people who had bought his book to remain standing. Half the crowd sat down. “Remain standing if you read even one chapter of my...