Tips for Developing Mental Toughness to Achieve Your Goals
With a strong mind, you can surprise yourself with how much you can achieve. Even when your goal outwardly entails the development of physical strength or skills, you can make more efficient progress if your mind is in the right condition to guide you through. Motivational trainer Mike Gillette, who served as a paratrooper and…
Strategies to Bust A Training Plateau
Anyone who’s done a serious fitness regimen has experienced hitting a plateau at some point. It can be frustrating, challenging, and even confusing to figure out the reasons why a workout has suddenly lost its effectiveness or why progress has come to an abrupt halt. It is also mind-boggling to figure out what to do…
Coping and Dealing with Injuries
Mike Gillette, mind coach and record-breaking strongman, used to be a US Army Paratrooper. He relates the story of how he dealt with a major injury back when he was only 22 years old. At that time, he was “the guy who got perfect scores in every one of his army PT tests.” But then,…
Lack of Focus and Will: Mindset Issues that Result in Mental and Physical Weakness
Almost all of us have experienced having an injury of some sort like a sprained ankle, a bad back or a painful shoulder. Dealing with an injury presents both a physical and a mental challenge, especially if it is a significant injury because we have to know and accept our injury, do the right thing…