Mike Margolies
Certified Mental Trainer® & Sport Psychology Consultant- Author of The Athlete within You, Professional Speaker
@TheMentalGame
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My sport psychology program at "The Mental Game" is a mixture of cognitive behavioral therapy, imagery rehearsal, relaxation, hypnosis and other tools designed for self actualization. When a client comes to my office, one of the first things they learn is that we start to focus on the positive things that happen...
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In working with athletes on emotional control especially as it concerns emotional intelligence I frequently need to help athletes cope with situations in which they say they choked. In my opening of many of my speeches I often begin by telling people "Basically I help people in sports and business,...
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I want to run you through a demonstration I have used in workshops and with individual clients. It's called Stress and a Glass of Water. I didn't invent the analogy, but have used something like this to help people understand the concept of stress for a long time. If I...
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I was invited to a conference on Behavioral Health and Addictive Disorders. I went to hear Harriet Lerner, Psychotherapist and Author of ten books. She was going to be speaking from one of her books, The Dance of Fear. This is about dealing with fear and anxiety. Her talk was...
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This post was intended to be about self confidence, but I decided I needed to take a step back and rather than talk specifically about gaining confidence; a more general overview of Emotional Intelligence in sports was in order. In this way it becomes easier to address many aspects of...
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I have been writing a lot about vulnerability and shame as of late. Feeling vulnerable is all about getting out of your comfort zones. And as you may see, this is one way to improve performance. “Getting out of our comfort zones” I’ve been seeing this graphic a lot lately. Photos...