The Value of Mental Skills Training and Assessment
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach, www.pillars4performance.com
“In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.”
—Venus Williams
One...
Finding Your Focus
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach, www.pillars4performance.com
“Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.” — Billie Jean King
World-class athletes strive to...
Cultivating a Successful Mindset
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach, www.pillars4performance.com
“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”
—Maya Angelou
Your ability to develop a winning mindset depends largely on whether...
Easing up on Expectations
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
Setting expectations places unnecessary demands on an athlete’s performance. Going into a match thinking, “I should win” or “I’ll probably lose” or “I’m not going to play...
How Gender Roles Impact Performance
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
Engaging in powerful conversations about gender and athletic performance can be difficult. Gender is an emotionally-charged issue and many people don’t bring it up out of fear...
Building Confidence From Within
By Amy Gross
Peak Performance & Mental Coach
As self-improvement expert Dale Carnegie once wrote, “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and...
Beating Burnout
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
We live in a world that requires long hours of work without much time to unwind. Overscheduling, overtraining, overstimulation and chronic stress are commonplace. Finding opportunities for...
The Social Comparison Trap
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
We all know the social comparison game. We fall into the trap of evaluating our skills and progress by how we stack up against others. We rely...
Facing a Fear of Failure
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
Babe Ruth said, “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” Successful people experience failure, but what sets them apart is their...