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Athletes, what do you REALLY believe about yourself? [VIDEO]

Sport Psychologist Adrienne Langelier (@alangelier) out of The Woodlands TX joins us in our mental training expert interview series, hot on the heels of the @HoustonMarathon with some thoughts about self belief, and self talk for athletes. Your own self-belief is the key to successful life-change, achievement, contentment, and happiness. Adrienne and I open up a conversation about how to stack the deck in your favor by changing your beliefs. She’s an elite runner herself, sponsored by Brooks and Powerbar,...

16 Jan 2012

Coaches, you just want your team to play better, right?? [VIDEO]

I’ll admit it. I hated school. I could never understand how any of it was going to apply to my real life. But I wanted to learn new stuff. So my teachers had to figure out a way to serve up the new stuff in a way that I could see how it was going to be applicable. I had to ‘eat my peas…without knowing I was eating my peas’ I’m sure that’s how a lot of athletic coaches feel...

2 Dec 2011

Are you THAT parent?? Dr Robert Neff on Mental Training for Coaches, Athletes and Parents

Live at the #AASP2011 Conference in Waikiki, the Athlete’s Audio Academy is one the scene, bringing you interviews and presentations from the greatest minds in Sport Psychology. Dr Robert Neff, President of Mental Training, Inc. Is our guest today to talk about some of the groundbreaking work that he’s done in creating online mental training resources for coaches, parents, and athletes. You can learn more about the CAP Program mentioned in the interview at www.mtiCAP.com Robert “Dr. Bob” earned his...

25 Sep 2011

If you’re thinking negatively, you might as well punch yourself in the face.

Dr Taryn Morgan, PhD, of IMG Academies (and the business manager of two previous guests!) joins the Athlete’s Audio Academy today to talk some Mental Skills Conditioning. Dr. Morgan outlines the basics of mental skills in a concise, easy to understand, and friendly manner. (Oh, and she’s DR. Morgan…so you know that she knows her stuff). She was also a collegiate Tennis, and Volleyball athlete, of some repute, too. She’s been there. Done that. Bought the T-Shirt. Used it to wash...

15 Aug 2011

Dr Eddie O’Connor – Sport Psychologist with mental training tips for athletes.

We’re lucky to have super-engaging guest Dr. Eddie O’Connor as our guest today on the Athlete’s Audio Academy. (He almost had his own show on the new Oprah Network!) He’s quite a media presence, and you’ll quickly discover why. Knowledgeable, personable, and just plain likeable, Dr Eddie discusses how his own challenges as an athlete led him to Sport Psychology, and two tips (from a list of 10 that he’d prepared!…check back for another interview!!) that can help athletes right away....

24 Feb 2011

More Lindsey Vonn

….US skier Lindsey Vonn, who explained in a conference call before the Olympics that she usually spends an hour’s preparation in visualizing her races, and then uses breathing exercises at the start gate to calm down… What are you visualizing about your performance, race, job, life, or passion?

22 Feb 2010

Lindsey Vonn Visualizing her Gold Medal run

MAN, NBC and the Olympic committee make it tough (as you would expect for all the money that changes hands over the broadcast/internet rights) to get video! I’ve been looking for video of Lindsey Vonn’s pre-run mental rehearsal. Did you see it?? For me, who’s been using, and talking to athletes about visualization (and having many of them say it’s all voodoo…hocus-pocus) it was a huge validation!! I can’t seem to find even one link to that video. (If you...

20 Feb 2010