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Danny Ourian
Jan 6, 20214 min read
Shift Your Focus, Grow Your Game
We all struggle at times. Confusion can supersede confidence. Basketball is a free-flowing game with a ton of information to absorb,...
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Danny Ourian
Dec 28, 20203 min read
Athletic Identity: You are NOT your sport!
Sport is what you do, it isn’t who you are. That is a key distinction which many athletes fail to make as they get engrossed in their...
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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
Dec 9, 20204 min read
What Time is it? Team Time Woo!
All teams are groups but not all groups are teams. Ah yes, the old adage. So what makes a group a team rather than a group? Well, a...
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Danny Ourian
Dec 2, 20204 min read
Lead By Serving
We are finding more than ever that effective leadership is less about wielding great authority and coercing people to act by instilling fear
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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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Danny Ourian
Nov 18, 20204 min read
COVID-19 Coaching: Coaching Performance during Coronavirus
Coaches, how are you serving your athletes during this time of COVID-19? Recognizing that we each have to take care of our families and...
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Danny Ourian
Nov 13, 20204 min read
Create Space, Gain Peace
We’ve all seen it: a call doesn’t go your way. A teammate blows an easy one off your pass. Your sibling knocks your food over. You forget...
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Danny Ourian
Nov 13, 20204 min read
From "I Don't Know" to Performing in Flow
Athletes, musicians, artists: we all want to perform in a state of flow. Flow, which is at times synonymous with “The Zone,” is typically...
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Danny Ourian
Nov 4, 20202 min read
See it, Feel it, Hear it, Do it
See it to achieve it. Seems simple, right? It is and it isn't. Seeing yourself succeed in your sport before going out will help you...
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Danny Ourian
Oct 30, 20202 min read
Don't Just Set Goals, Create Ladders
Mental performance coaches will tell you, until they are blue in the face (or you can no longer take anymore of it): write your goals...
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Danny Ourian
Oct 28, 20202 min read
3 Ways to Manage Stress
Stress. We all have it. Some deal with it better than others. Athletes and other performers are tasked with dealing with a variety of...
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Danny Ourian
Oct 26, 20202 min read
3 Simple Ways to Enhance Intrinsic Motivation
Motivation isn’t about rah-rah speeches. It’s not fire and brimstone moments where you feel like you can run through a brick wall. ...
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Danny Ourian
Jul 6, 20204 min read
Fan Free Zone
With professional sports plotting their various returns to play, one element that may have a psychological impact on the athletes is that...
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Danny Ourian
Jun 2, 20204 min read
Look Back, Take Value Forward
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” Margaret...
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