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Searching for Confidence? Adopt a "GPS Mindset"
Think about a GPS device. What are its features? Here are a few: Real-time tracking: a GPS makes changes minute by minute based on where you are at present Trip history: the device keeps track of where you've gone previously Alerts: a good GPS will alert you when you're speeding, if there is a traffic accident ahead, or other elements to watch out for Route: oh yeah, a GPS will tell you the best route to take to get where you're going Re-Calculated Route: and, critically,

Danny Ourian
Apr 7, 20213 min read


Change is coming. Will you be ready?
"It's been a long time, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will" -Sam Cooke Sam was right. Change is inevitable. His change was born out of desire for a better life. He didn't wait for it, he sought out such change and made it happen. Sometimes we don't want to change. We are in our comfort zones, comfortable with our world as it is. However, it is in those moments of comfort that we often stagnate. Seeking out challenges, seeking out discom

Danny Ourian
Mar 31, 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 hold of the choices and actions you live by. Think about a chessboard. There are 64 squares on the board. Think about these squares as the objective facts of your life: where you live, how old you are, how tall you are, that you live in a world with other people in it, that the moon exists (shout to Ali G). Sure, we can argue about what is

Danny Ourian
Jan 13, 20213 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 athletic endeavors at a young age. Doing so creates an athletic identity within the individual which can take hold and provide great value while also preventing exploration of other potential avenues of interest. This form of identity has been defined as the extent to which individuals see themselves as athletes and seek recognition from others

Danny Ourian
Dec 28, 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....

Danny Ourian
Dec 16, 20203 min read
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