Danny Ourian
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 3, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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 13, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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 26, 2020
- 2 min
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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