Defining Success and Failure with Dr. Artur Poczwardowski, Professor at University of Denver and Consultant to the U.S. Paralympic Team

cDr. Poczwardowski is an associate professor at University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology and a Consultant with Sport and Performance Excellence Consultants (SPEX). He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and is listed in United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry. Since 1991, Dr. Poczwardowski has…

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What to Do When You Feel Pressure

High performers in sport, business and life use pressure to be at their best. They use natural tools inside of them to see pressure as a privilege. They POP the Pressure: (P = Power Breath, O = Opportunity, P = Process). This week’s power phrase: “ I see pressure as a privilege. Pressure leads me…

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Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger with Carrie Cheadle, Certified Mental Performance Consultant

Carrie Cheadle lives just north of San Francisco, California and has been working on the performance of teams, organizations, and individual athletes and exercisers since 2002. She is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and author of the book On Top of Your Game: Mental Skills to Maximize Your…

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What I Learned from Kobe Bryant

“Don’t tell me how rough the water is, just bring the boat in.” Kobe Bryant High performers in sport, business and life stay focused on their standard of excellence. They work the process by breaking down their goal and considering what they need to do each day to get extraordinary results. They own the process…

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Train Your Brain Like an Elite Athlete

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” Henry Ford “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it. Go through it. Or work around it.” Michael Jordan High performers in sport, business and life keep…

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The Importance of Understanding the Human Experience with Oscar Gutierrez, CMPC, Mental Performance Coach at the Cleveland Indians

The Colombia native is a Mental Performance Coach at the Cleveland Indians where he assists players, coaches and other staff members. His focus is on the development and integration of programs and services that enhance performance and mental and emotional growth. Additionally, Oscar’s responsibilities include the design and implementation of systems that facilitate the acculturation…

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How to Flush the Failure

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” Henry Ford High performers let go of mistakes. Mistakes and disappointments can teach us a lot about ourselves and lead to success. It’s important when we do experience failure that we see it as learning tool – perhaps motivating us to improve and…

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Thinking Your Way to More Confidence with Dr. Stephany Coakley, Senior Associate Athletic Director

Since December 2017, Dr. Stephany C. Coakley has served as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Mental Health at Temple University. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring that student-athletes, from 19 teams, have access to mental wellness services that they need. An experienced and certified mental performance consultant (CMPC), she is also the…

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Why Your Words Matter

“Words matter, and the right words matter most of all. In the end, they’re all that remain of us.” John Birmingham High performers live intentionally. They consider the ways they can be their best. The one word allows them to live on purpose throughout their day. They keep their word front and center. Power Phrase…

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