Blog — Mental Strategies

Much like a cross-country road trip, the journey to successful outcomes requires a well charted map.  Only once you identify your destination and set your long term goals can you begin to map your course.  Planning this adventure will require rest stops or short term goals along the way allowing you to recognize the progress you have made.  Because your end goal may be just out of sight beyond the horizon it is to crucial that you continue believing in yourself, your vision, and your plan.

Dr. Jim Will makes his home in Texas. He received his Doctorate Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. His interests in sports psychology and the study of high performers led him to develop his unique brand of self-image psychology. While studying successful athletes he realized that the athletes he was working with were different and unique. This initial observation led Dr. Will to determine these differences were more mental than physical, and he realized the concept of self-talk was critical to not only aspiring athletes, but to everyone in all aspects of their lives. Dr. Will is a...

Become aware of what you are saying to yourself and of the attitudes and beliefs that you hold as true.

Thoughts about what you do want, combined with an ability to change, can bring about great improvements. What's keeping you from changing your habits and attitudes?

What do you say to yourself when you’re in the alley getting ready to race? You might say things like, "I had two good runs, but I always blow the third run." And sure enough, what do you do? You blow it.