COACH JOE PATERNO: CANCER PATIENT
A number of years ago, the late Dr. Carl Simonton (who first identified the mind-body connection) came up with the discovery of what he called the Surveillance Mechanism Theory as related to the...
View ArticleVISUALIZATION AND UNRESOLVED ISSUES.
“Observations that contradict existing wisdom often lead toward, not away, from the truth.” – Anonymous In 1960, Dr. Maxwell Maltz wrote “Psycho Cybernetics” – a runaway best seller, and in it he...
View ArticleVISUALIZING SUCCESS IN SPORTS.
A number of years ago I made a startling discovery: When athletes have a high sense of inner-self and their lives are in harmony, they are able to use visualization techniques effectively. They will...
View ArticleFOUR MYTHS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
Myth #1: Some Coaches are Great Motivators. Contrary to most beliefs, you really can’t motivate another person. Inspire, yes. But true motivation must come from within and over the past 27 years I’ve...
View ArticleVISUALIZING VIOLENCE THAT APPEARS ON TELEVISION
We’re all familiar with how athletes are able to enhance their performance by visualizing themselves being successful, but the visualization process can also be used in a negative way by kooks in our...
View ArticleTHE DYNAMICS OF SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ATHLETES AND TEAMS.
If I were a coach and had to choose between having a team with excellent talent and very little team chemistry, or a team with a huge amount of team chemistry and only moderate talent, I’ll take the...
View ArticlePSYCHOTHERAPY AND VISUALIZATION
I just finished watching the movie “Concussion” about the work of Nigerian-born pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu and his theory of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. It was something new in the world of...
View ArticleVisualizing Success in Sports.
A number of years ago I made a startling discovery: When athletes have a high sense of inner-self and their lives are in harmony, they are able to use visualization techniques effectively. They will...
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