mental

• IF / THEN ==> Confidence

  If you believe that you are NOT ready for a competition, then everything in your body and mind will act that way too. A lack of confidence will make your technique crumble and your race day miserable. So what can you do to be ready?

• Sticking with New Habits

  Lifestyle changes only occur when those changes fit and stick to what you are already doing. A new habit needs a buddy other than your mates, co-workers, or family. Those relationships are already sufficiently complicated without adding more into the mix. Your habit buddy is simply a tactic that works by encouraging your new but timid habit to buddy up with an existing but more…

• The Best 3 Prep Ideas for Competitions

  Competition confidence is possible despite what you might think or feel right now. Many performers begin to panic as the day gets closer. Their hearts are racing, palms are sweaty and their minds are turning in circles without any clear direction of what to do next. They believe that something is very wrong and that…

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  Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz (1960) –> Do Not Tolerate

  Do not tolerate for a minute the idea that you are prohibited from any achievement by the absence of in-born talent or ability. This is a lie of the grandest order, an excuse of the saddest kind. – Maxwell MALTZ in Psycho-Cybernetics 1960 Every author combines resources, experience and ability to share ideas in unique…

• Starting with the sparks

  Whatever spark got you started in your sport it is unique to you and it should always be cherished. That same spark naturally changes in its motivating intensity, so you must make time to keep your unique fire building and burning with enough light to see the path ahead. There are many options via books – non/…

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  How to Win

  For too many people, the true answer to why they are not winning is due to bad choices. Simply put – people choose not to win.  Excuses are choosing not to win. Believing that taking first place is the only acceptable victory is choosing not to win. Deciding that your best is not good enough…

• Dialing Concentration

  Here’s a technique I created to improve my concentration in archery…and it has worked with tennis players and golfers too. There seems to be three to five specific mechanical movements I need to really emphasize during my shot sequence. My actual POP words have changed over the years but the same routine is used for…

• IF/ THEN ==> Anxiety

  First competitions are coming up for the new archers. While I have been competing for decades and absolutely love the buzz …some newbies and some veterans alike are not so inclined. One specific feeling word that pops up is anxiety. This is a real medical problem for some people when it leads to panic attacks,…