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The Confident Athlete Top 10 Social Media Posts of 2022

The Confident Athlete's top 10 posts for 2022... #10 Jealousy is a lack of confidence. #9 Until you change your way of thinking, you will always recycle your experiences. #8       #7 Confidence is simple, it comes from the things you say to yourself....

King Blue and Challenger Deep

“In stories, as in life, adversity teaches us things we cannot learn otherwise. Adversity helps to develop a depth of character that comes in no other way. Our loving Heavenly Father has set us in a world filled with challenges and trials so that we, through...

Overcoming Adversity

Adversity is often seen as a bad thing, something to avoid. However, in order to accomplish anything worthwhile, adversity is necessary. We need it! It allows us to show what we are capable of. We need adversity to help us accomplish something great, or if it were...

Me Circle

The Me Circle is a great visual to help athletes stay focused on what they can control. Staying focused on the controllables has a strong correlation to increased confidence.  EXERCISE (Note: The directions below are for a team, but this exercise is still effective...

Ants Show Us How to Handle Adversity

After a rain, it seems as if my driveway and yard become ant farms. Ant hills pop up left and right overnight. Often I'll try to sweep away the ant hills only to find that they are rebuilt the next day. This shows me they know how to handle adversity effectively. So...

Preparation “Nursing School”

Nursing School “Preparation is the foundation of confidence.”- Tami Matheny I want to talk about Preparation, one of the four steps Tami teaches us in her book “The Confident Athlete”. This is my favorite one because I think it is the most important one. I know this...

Embrace the Pivot

Yesterday I was asked the question, "how did you pivot during Covid?" My answer- after a couple of months of pity parties, I was able to rise above what wasn't happening, what I didn't have and start focusing on what I could do. What I could do was reach people I had...

3 LESSONS I LEARNED FROM THE OLYMPICS

“Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.”- Steve Prefontaine   I hope you all enjoyed watching the Olympics as much as I have. I love it because every single one of them are stoic warriors pushing through all adversity, grinding day in...

Podcast Episodes

Jeff Heggie – The Confident Athlete Program

Training the Mental Game on the AD Podcast, Episode #17

 

The Confident Athlete on the Kathryn for Real Podcast

Check out my conversation on confidence and unbreakable mindsets with Kathryn Gordon.

Video

What Is Mental Toughness?

Everyone talks about being mentally tough… but what does that really mean? Watch this short video from The Confident Athlete Program where Coach Matheny talks about what it means to be Mentally Tough.

The Power of Storytelling

“What you have to do is get into the heart. And how do you get into the heart?
With stories.” -Jane Goodall  

Listen to this short video on why stories are important along with several stories for you to use with your team or family.

Overcoming Pressure

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Good Game | Mastering the Mental Game: A Q&A with

Confidence Coach Tami Matheny 

Yes, confidence can and should be cultivated in young athletes. Mental coach Tami Matheny offers plenty of tools and advice started to help them get started. [Read More]

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