The Good Doctor, Ken Ravizza
I'm grateful to be given the time and space to write about the work of Dr. Ken Ravizza from reading his chapter in Expert Approaches to...
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Danny Ourian
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Emotional Regulation for Coaches
Certainly a hot button issue last March Madness now, wasn't it? I've spent the last few years researching the ways in which basketball...
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Danny Ourian
Apr 14, 20215 min read
Why do you do what you do? And how? Ok, what do you do again? Philosophy of Practice.
As I continue my work in Mental Performance training, a word (or 500) regarding my philosophy of practice are in order. I am lucky to...
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Danny Ourian
Mar 3, 20213 min read
Train the Mind with an Attitude of Gratitude
In researching emotional regulation among basketball coaches, gratitude came up, over and over again, as a technique that coaches...
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Danny Ourian
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Accept your thoughts, Change your behaviors
Often times we believe that if we change what we do, we will feel better. If we eat less junk food, we will feel better about our bodies....
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Danny Ourian
Feb 3, 20215 min read
PREP: Create Routines, Create Consistency
In mental skills training we talk a lot about pre-performance routines. And it's for good reason: routines put in an athlete in a...
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Danny Ourian
Jan 13, 20213 min read
You are the Grandmaster of your Life
This isn't about Sport Psychology. Nor is it really a mental skill. This is truly a way to conceptualize your own free will and take...
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Danny Ourian
Dec 23, 20204 min read
Now is the Moment to Be with the Moment
Raise your hands if you’ve heard of mindfulness? [All the hands in the virtual classroom go up]. Raise your hands if you’ve read an...
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Danny Ourian
Dec 16, 20203 min read
Celebrate the "Little Wins"
Motivation. What is it and why, oh why, does it seem to come and go? In plain terms, motivation is the direction and intensity of effort....
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Danny Ourian
Nov 20, 20205 min read
Pound the Rock: 8 Tips for Finding Consistency
“Long term consistency trumps short term intensity.” -Bruce Lee Everyone can go out and hit a homer once in a while. Greatness – or even...
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