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[ sports ] “Mental Game Lessons: ‘Starting Five’ (Netflix), Part 1”
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I’ve been really enjoying the Netflix basketball documentary, “Starting Five.” Great show. Also great mental game lessons for the rest of us regarding dealing with failure, staying confident, etc. Part 1...
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[ life ] “Looming constitutional crisis, cabinet confirmations, Pod Save America (podcast)”
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- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241
- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching
- Sports Academy mental game training:...
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[ sports ] “How to SOLVE the ‘Thinking Problem’”
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A recent comment from a client (plus the Super Bowl) got me thinking again about the #1 problem athletes have to learn to deal with in order to be successful. And it can be a tricky one. :-) The good news...
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[ life ] “Trump’s Gaza plan, Elon’s takeover, The Ezra Klein Show (podcast)”
SHOW NOTES
- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241
- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching
- Sports Academy mental game training:...
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[ sports ] “Mental Game Lessons: Naomi Osaka”
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Naomi Osaka didn’t win the Australian Open last week, but she’s back and having fun again after doing epic work on her mental game (and becoming a Mom last year). Excellent lessons for all of us on the...
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[ life ] “D.C. plane crash, Trump’s executive orders, Mo (Netflix)”
SHOW NOTES
- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241
- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching
- Sports Academy mental game training:...
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[ sports ] “Mental Game Lessons: Madison Keys”
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Madison Keys won the Australian Open this week, and dropped some important mental game lessons in her post-match press conference. Really, there’s a lot here to take to heart. Check it out and then get to...
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[ life ] “Trump’s Jan 6th pardons, Musk’s Nazi salute, Severance, season 2 (Apple TV)”
SHOW NOTES
- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241
- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching
- Sports Academy mental game training:...
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[ sports ] “Mental Game Myths: ‘It’s all about MINDSET’”
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I’ve been enjoying an email training series from the great pickleball pro/coach Steve Dawson. But his comments about the mental game reminded of one of the biggest (and most frustrating) myths about mental...
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[ life ] “Gaza ceasefire, Biden oligarch warning, 4 years of EV ownership”
SHOW NOTES
- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241
- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching
- Sports Academy mental game training:...
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[ sports ] “The ONLY (real) way to boost your Mental Game”
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My pickleball game has now reached the “skill-development/coaching" phase (versus just playing), and it’s reminding me of how critical it is to take a PRACTICAL approach to training your mental game, versus...
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[ life ] “L.A. fires, Trump’s press conference, Severance (Apple TV)”
SHOW NOTES
- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241
- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching
- Sports Academy mental game training:...
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