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- 5 Ways to Stop Being the Underdog - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Loren Fogelman"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." Marianne Williamson Being stronger does not always equate to being the winner. Consider times when there is an upset, the obvious favorite is beaten by the underdog. How does an underdog ...
Views: 4537 - EFT-Fear Of Driving - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2008 from Loren FogelmanLast week my daughter and I flew to a hospital across the state to address some of her health problems. The treatment we were looking to pursue was not available at the time. Since we only bought one way tickets, we needed a way to return home. I looked at all of my options including bus, train, ...
Views: 3857 - Using Intuition to Improve Sports Performance - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Loren FogelmanCan an athlete think too much? Well, yes and no. It depends on the time and place. Talk to any athlete whose under-performing. They will admit too many thoughts interfere with sports performance. During high pressure moments of a competition, racing thoughts, critical thoughts or too many ...
Views: 3782 - Breaking Down Goals for Success into Manageable Steps - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Loren FogelmanChunking. This tool is a valuable resource for helping to develop the mindset for marketing success. It is extremely versatile. Chunking is effective with breaking goals down into easy manageable steps for success. You can also use chunking to clear blocks and work through ...
Views: 3635 - Using the Law of Attraction to Transform Conflict - by Submitted on May 10, 2009 from Loren FogelmanConflict is something that occurs in each and every person’s life. You can either spend a lot of time avoiding conflict at all costs or you can learn how to deal with it. Avoiding conflict is stressful. Consider the fact that the Law of Attraction is always at work. You will attract to yourself ...
Views: 3308 - Sports Mindset Moment – Tiger Woods Strategy to Play Golf in the Zone - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Loren FogelmanThis ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows. ~ Oga Korbut Is Tiger Woods status as a golf icon over and done with? Many predict his days of grandeur are behind him. For the first time in 14 years he has slipped from the top ten list of best ...
Views: 3286 - Signs to Prevent Athlete Suicide - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2011 from Loren FogelmanAny time an athlete commits suicide is a tragedy. The sporting community is mourning the loss of four gifted athletes. Rick Rypien, 27, who recently signed with the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League, is the most recent athlete to have committed suicide. Derek Boogaard, 28, another NHL ...
Views: 3185(3 votes) - EFT For A Clogged Ear - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2008 from Loren FogelmanI recently began working with Sandy (not her real name). She came into counseling for eating disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The first time that we met I discussed EFT with her. At that time, she was resistant to using EFT and states that she had tried tapping before and did not ...
Views: 3014(1 vote) - LeBron James Basketball Secret Revealed - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Loren Fogelman“The heart of a champion has to do with the depth of our Commitment.” Bill Russell The championship crown, winning the playoff title, eluded LeBron James once again. He is in a league of his own when it comes to basketball. When LeBron is focused, he plays a brilliant game of basketball. When ...
Views: 2951 - Are You Open to Learning - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2011 from Loren FogelmanUnless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Ronald E. Osborn Do you know of an athlete who “knows it all?” For each suggestion there is a response. Primarily to position them, in their eyes, as “been there, done that.” Those are the uncoachable ...
Views: 2585 - Don’t Wait Until You Have the Perfect Plan, Take Immediate Action Now. - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Loren FogelmanHave you ever felt so strongly about something that you were willing to do anything in order to reach your goal? Even though there were barriers, you knew this was right for you and nothing was going to stop you. Obstacles you previously avoided were now challenges you were ready to take on and ...
Views: 2353(4 votes) - Athletes Prepare to Release Pre-performance Anxiety - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Loren FogelmanPre-race jitters are brutal. The confidence gained during practice quickly disappears. It’s replaced by all sorts of crazy thoughts along with feeling out of sorts. Athletes from all sports are prone to pre-performance anxiety during their competitive career. The anxiety cycle prior to the ...
Views: 2317 - Elite Athletes Successfully Conquer Distractions - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Loren FogelmanMost athletes who train to compete spend most of their time preparing for ideal situations. Well if you have been competing long enough you know that eventually you will hit a perfect storm. I’m not talking about where everything works out just as you expected. What I mean is you are going to ...
Views: 2306 - Discover Your Reason to Excel Beyond the Norm - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2010 from Loren FogelmanWhat goal have you set for yourself? How big is your vision? Do you daydream, seeing yourself having successfully reached your goal? I have good news for you. If you can dream about being at the top, then it is possible. Really. No, I am not talking about hocus pocus or voodoo magic. What I ...
Views: 2290 - Transforming Self Criticism – 6 Easy Steps to Releasing the Inner Critic - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2009 from Loren FogelmanIf you have negative self talk, then you may be are aware of your committee. The committee is your inner critic. The part of you that keeps you stuck in fear and anger. The part of you that keeps reminding you that you are not perfect enough. The familiar part that creates sabotage. How close ...
Views: 2255 - Confident Athletes Win Competitions - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Loren FogelmanToo many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are - Forbes Performance is the best measure of an athlete’s mental game. Let’s face it as athletes move up in rankings some unexpected circumstances will appear. At that moment, athletes will be faced with a decision on how ...
Views: 2145 - Best Practices for an Athlete’s Recovery from Injury - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Loren Fogelman"An athlete is a normal person with the gift of an undying passion to be the best and achieve greatness." Amanda Ring Over time most athletes are going to suffer injury. It is a given. In an ideal world if you knew you were going to be injured, it would be great to schedule the injury at the ...
Views: 2093(4 votes) - Five Quick Steps to Overcome Your Fear and Begin to Achieve Business Success - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Loren FogelmanThere are no limits on what you can accomplish except those limits that you set on your own mind. Brian Tracy Do you know what holds you back from doing things which you know will help you to grow your business? What is the one thing you have been avoiding because it is out of your comfort ...
Views: 2082(2 votes) - The Mastermind Effect of Small Group Dynamics - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Loren FogelmanHave you thought about making long, lasting change, but just haven’t done anything about it yet? Life can so busy and much of the day is spent focusing on taking care of stuff. At the end of the day, what have you done for you? Change can happen. Having a desire to do things differently is ...
Views: 2024(2 votes) - Older Athletes Refuse to Retire - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2011 from Loren FogelmanThe greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are but in what directiom we are moving. Oliver Wendall Holmes How old is too old, when athletes are over the hill and ought to begin considering retirement? Each individual is unique. Some athletes keep going, like the energizer bunny, ...
Views: 2005 - 5 Important Reasons a Mastermind Group Accelerates Business Growth - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2010 from Loren FogelmanWhat do King Arthur and Napoleon Hill have in common? They both knew the power of a mastermind group. King Arthur had his round table of knights. Napoleon Hill dedicated his life to learning about the secret to success from the most powerful men of his time. Having a group of advisors you can ...
Views: 1981 - Athletes Creating a New Response to Pain - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Loren Fogelman“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”General George Patton Let’s face it, endurance events are painful. When it catches athletes off guard, their performance falters. The solution is to get beyond the pain, and to maintain focus in the present with the goal in mind. On ...
Views: 1938(2 votes) - Winning Athletes Use Visualization - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Loren FogelmanIf everything you needed for success was already available to you, how would that change things for you? Your future success is determined by your present actions. Reaching your performance goal requires partnering with the right resources. It is not a passive activity. Instead of looking ...
Views: 1936 - Are you ready for Derek Jeter's Blueprint to Improve Your Results - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Loren FogelmanMost people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives. Anthony Robbins What is really happening when an all-star athlete is not playing to his potential? Derek Jeter, captain and infielder for the ...
Views: 1881 - Athletes Faking Injuries is Unacceptable - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Loren FogelmanCan you tell when an athlete is faking an injury? As they get older, moving up to pros, do they become more sophisticated at bluffing an injury than grade school athletes? Possibly, but not necessarily. Athletes have a larger stage, but lack the skill set as thespians. The N.Y. Giants, Deon ...
Views: 1871 - Master the Mindset – Talk Back to Your Fear - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Loren FogelmanYour body is a resource of untapped potential. Your mind has the ability to stop you or propel you forward. Where is your mindset? People don’t want to acknowledge fear. Your fear will keep you stuck. Making excuses, procrastinating and putting off uncomfortable things is easy to do. Instead of ...
Views: 1850 - How You Deal with Conflict - by Submitted on May 03, 2009 from Loren Fogelman"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you." BrianTracy When you are part of any community you interact with others. Being part of community is being ...
Views: 1813 - Time to Say Goodbye to Self Criticism - Releasing the Inner Critic - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from Loren FogelmanWho are the people in your life that have been the most critical of you? Family, partners, bosses or friends. No matter how hard you tried, it was never good enough. The focus was always on what you did wrong, not what you did right. Hearing those messages repeatedly has an effect. They begin ...
Views: 1800 - Escape from an Uncomfortable Circumstance By Focusing on Solutions - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Loren Fogelman"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." Theodore Roosevelt When does an inspiration transform from a dream to a goal? Why does someone decide to work toward one goal, but not another? What is the difference between making the choice to take action or not? ...
Views: 1774 - Does Criticism Lead to An Athlete’s Highest Potential? - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Loren FogelmanBrainstorming is the popular approach to discover creative new ideas. We’ve all been in team meetings where you’ve been encouraged to share your thoughts, no matter how trivial they might seem, without any judgment from others. Just get your idea out uncensored, share it with the group, because ...
Views: 1724 - Rebuilding a Basketball Players Confidence with EFT - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Loren FogelmanIn school sports athletes are sometimes put in positions which are new to them. They have been playing among peers for a long time, become comfortable, and then they move up to a new level of play. Some athletes love change and the challenges associated with it. Other athletes, however, have a ...
Views: 1701 - Do Girls Have Equal Opportunities in Sports Today - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Loren FogelmanI love it when someone accuses me of playing like a girl because these days’ girls play a lot tougher than when I was growing up. Title IX was just making an impact on athletic programs when I was in school. In 1972 when Title IX, a federal law requiring high schools and colleges that receive ...
Views: 1680 - Carter Throwing to Win the Women’s Shot Put - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Loren FogelmanThere were many battles on the field during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. One of the closest contests was between Michelle Carter and Jillian Camarena-Williams in the women’s Shot Put on the opening day. For a few moments Camarena-Williams held the No. 2 performer in U.S. ...
Views: 1662 - Are Elite Athletes Ready to Fail? - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2012 from Loren FogelmanWhat if failure and winning go hand in hand similar to peanut butter and chocolate? At first glance it appears to be an odd match. So many highly talented athletes needed to experience failure in order to become great. Whether it is in sports, business or life, failure is necessary for the ...
Views: 1648 - Wade and James Relishing the Challenge of the NBA Playoffs - by Submitted on May 31, 2012 from Loren FogelmanAnything can happen and everything does happen during the NBA Playoffs. The Miami Heat are hot! They have prepared for the worst and are pulling out all the stops. The winning determination of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James is scoring points on the court. The Heat’s dream team was originally a ...
Views: 1646 - Insights Into the Law of Substitution - The Power of Saying “Yes” to You - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Loren FogelmanHumans, by nature, are masters at saying the word “no.” We are conditioned to focus on the negative. Survival of the fittest. We learned about danger and what “not to do” in order to avoid extinction. Many of the tools and coping skills we developed as hunters and gatherers does not apply to ...
Views: 1645 - Finding the Right Fit with a Mastermind Group to Propel You to Success - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2009 from Loren FogelmanOne thing which really increases the chance of long term success is having a support system. Typically when you think about your support system you will think about the people closest to you and whether they “are there for you” or not. So often I see clients say they want to grow their ...
Views: 1625(1 vote) - Obstacles the Japanese Soccer Team Endure - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Loren Fogelman“A warrior…feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul. David Gemmell So much anticipation has been building all week long toward last Sunday’s soccer ...
Views: 1608 - Do Rituals Really Help Athletes - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2012 from Loren FogelmanAthletes and rituals go hand in hand. They offer familiarity and comfort. Rituals go the whole gamut from unusual to bizarre. Dunking a hockey stick blade in the locker room toilet before a game, wearing the same shorts under a uniform, bouncing the ball a specific number of times or chewing ...
Views: 1596 - When Gifted Athletes Fall From Grace - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Loren Fogelman“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all” Dale Carnegie When athletes get bad press it makes for good news. By the time an athlete’s problems get the attention of the press, damage has already ...
Views: 1591 - How to Improve the Desire to Win - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2012 from Loren FogelmanLet’s face it, beginning something new is one of the toughest things to do. The routine is not established yet and you have to deal with the learning curve, figuring out what works and what does not work. A common New Year resolution is to begin an exercise routine at the gym. Usually when ...
Views: 1543 - Are You a Confident, Focused Athlete? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2012 from Loren FogelmanFocus. For elite athletes that is the name of the game. Focus is the biggest gap among competitors. The test appears during the most stressful conditions, during competition. Why? Well, it is easier to focus when you are practicing. The situation is a lot more relaxed with reduced pressure. It ...
Views: 1540(2 votes) - Do You Deserve to Be a Winner? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Loren FogelmanA man who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary. ~ Seneca Deserving is an interesting concept. For some it is seen as a right and something positive. Others view it as something negative, experiencing guilt. When you think about deserving what are some of the thoughts ...
Views: 1537 - Do Athletes Continue Competing Through Illness? - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2011 from Loren Fogelman“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 Getting sick is never convenient. Athletes pride themselves on being healthy and fit. Aside from injury, dealing with the flu ...
Views: 1534 - Why Elite Athletes Seek Strategic Feedback - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Loren FogelmanWhen you remove all the fluff and get down to the nitty gritty, coaching is primarily about feedback. How you get coached, the quality and quantity of feedback, is important. Too much feedback, or criticism without corrective suggestions, eventually backfires. Frequently athletes can’t ...
Views: 1534 - Athletes Conquer Concentration Obstacles - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Loren FogelmanSerious competitive athletes realize there is no room for distraction if they want to win events. Developing laser focus is possible, can be done and is necessary for reaching your BIG goals. When you are training for high performance unbreakable concentration is required. Consciously training ...
Views: 1533 - 5 Important Steps to Develop a Mindset for Success and Become a Client Attraction Magnet - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Loren FogelmanDo you feel like a success? Do you look like a success to others, but on the inside feel like a failure? No matter how hard you try, you never do it well enough. You might be told over and over again about what great work you are doing, but you minimize it and only focus on the flaws. Even the ...
Views: 1525(4 votes) - Releasing the Resistance to Increase Visibility - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2010 from Loren FogelmanMost people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. Ross Perot Everything we do is either to feel or avoid some emotion. How you feel does matter. Mindset contributes 80% ...
Views: 1522(1 vote) - Ryan Hall Ready to Set a New Record in the Chicago Marathon - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from Loren Fogelman“When you trust yourself you can make it.” Geoffrey Mutai What was once impossible is now possible. History has shown that to be true over and over again. The imagination sparks new ideas. Grab hold of an idea then continue to believe it is possible. Gradually the steps to achieve a goal ...
Views: 1513 - Do You Have an Angry Coach? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Loren FogelmanNo two coaches are alike. There is the good, the bad and everything in between. It takes more than knowledge, skills and experience to coach effectively. A coach’s style develops with time. Some are excellent at motivating their athletes. And others can turn into an athlete’s worst nightmare. ...
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