Yes, you read me correctly: focusing on your goals doesn't work, in fact goals don't work unless you don't focus on them.  Let me explain. To get the most out of your performance, it's imperative that you maintain present-minded focus.  If you're not focused...

I am reminded right now, as I keep trying harder and harder to figure out what profound message I'll write right now (with less ideas coming the harder I try to think of them), of what my national team coach Lorne Sawula used to say to me. Lorne would proclaim 'You...

In sport, heck, in any kind of high performance pursuit, we talk a lot about goal setting and the mental toughness required to really put yourself out there and to maybe even fail (check out my blog on “Why Failure is Necessary” if you missed it). The path to our...

I'm really starting to understand the power of acceptance, like the acceptance of whatever happens - that's not saying that I don't ever want it to be a different way, or that I won't train myself to do something different the next time if things don't work, but...

At Mental Toughness Inc., we teach that passion aids in the myelination of the neural pathways of the brain. These pathways link our thoughts to our feelings and behaviours. Imagine racing determinedly to be first to the soccer ball, risking an off balance strike, and...