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What do you do to hold yourself accountable? What do you do to maintain your self-control and discipline? Listen to what Michael Cuddyer used to do to remind him to stay locked in each and every game.

Kobe Bryant used a strategy to make the switch mentally to get him focused on the task at hand. What are you doing to flip the switch?

One of the biggest mistakes we make as coaches is always asking players how they feel.  What that suggests is that the way we feel dictates the way we perform. This is not the case.

The three phases of mental performance training.... Prepare - Takes place before the competition Compete - Takes place during the competition Progress - Takes place after the competition

Discipline is a key component is all individuals that are winners.  Train disciple by using the Habit Cycle.

Use this strategy to combine grounding, gratitude, and meditation to start your day off right.

What is earthing or grounding? A combination of grounding and meditation can help you relax, focus, and get you locked in to the present moment.

Here is a meditation exercise known as BALL meditation. Breathing Affirmations Look Back Look Forward

Use this meditation and mental imagery exercise to get yourself into a relaxed state, build your belief system and master your self-talk, re-visit some of your best performances in your career, and then see yourself dominating a future performance.  Listen to this Imagery on a daily basis, on game day, or on the day of your start, to get you locked in mentally and ready for your performance. See yourself being your best.

Meditation is a practice that every athlete should be doing to calm the mind and get into the present moment. Listen to this episode to hear the 4 Reasons Why Every Athlete Should Meditate.

Add the 54321 body scan when you are looking for a total body relaxation.  This guided meditation will help you focus on different parts of your body and help you bring focused relaxation to these specific parts. Uses this mediation to help you wind down or get you into a meditative state any time during the day.

Use this five by five box breathing technique to help you stay focused on your breath and meditative practice. While you focus on your breathing, visualize the shape of a square, inhale for a count of five, hold for 5, exhale for a count of 5, and the hold for another 5. Repeat this sequence for a series of breaths to gain a relaxed and focused state.

Inhale for six.... Hold for two.... Exhale for eight.... This allows you to relax, to focus, and get yourself into the present moment.

Do you want to decrease anxiety and help yourself be in the present moment?  Focus on the breath. Three Breathing Techniques That Could Turn You Into A Sporting Hero: Diaphragmatic Breathing (AKA deep belly breathing) Long exhale breathing Bhramari (humming bee) breathing

When you are at your best, you are relaxed and focused. How do you get relaxed and focused? Use the breath.