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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...

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...

Danny Ourian
Mar 31, 20213 min read


Athletes, remember: 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...

Danny Ourian
Mar 24, 20213 min read


You have the Answers! But what are the Questions?
Often times we have the answers. If given the opportunity to answer questions about yourself and your sport experience, most people and...

Danny Ourian
Mar 10, 20212 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...

Danny Ourian
Mar 3, 20213 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....

Danny Ourian
Feb 10, 20214 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...

Danny Ourian
Feb 3, 20215 min read


"PREP" - Pre-Performance Routines
In sport, conditions change constantly. Your opponent changes, the venues change, the weather, how you feel a particular day - it can...

Danny Ourian
Jan 27, 20212 min read


Mindfulness in Sport - Catch the Moment, Don't Get Caught in it
What is the most important play in any game? We often say “the next play.” Make a mistake, miss a shot, turn the ball over. As coaches we...

Danny Ourian
Jan 25, 20213 min read


Showing Up Day in, Day out
How do you show up daily? #sixwordsportpsych "80% of life is showing up," said Woody Allen. Supposedly. Wherever the quote came from, as...

Danny Ourian
Jan 20, 20214 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...

Danny Ourian
Dec 23, 20204 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


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...

Danny Ourian
Dec 9, 20204 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...

Danny Ourian
Nov 20, 20205 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...

Danny Ourian
Nov 13, 20204 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...

Danny Ourian
Nov 4, 20202 min read
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