30 Apr Dr. Jim Afremow, Author of The Champion’s Mind

(#64) Dr. Jim Afremow is a leading sports psychologist and author of a great new book titled, The Champion’s Mind, How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive.

In this week’s podcast session, I spoke to Dr. Afremow to discuss his concepts on developing a championship mindset for peak performance.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:

• Understand the mental game of sports and performance
• 2 common mistakes athletes make in mental training
• The simple key to your “big picture goal”
• Why he wrote The Champion’s Mind and how he hopes it helps people
• How to overcome performance anxiety
• How to “feed the good wolf”
• His advice to instantly apply mental conditioning strategies
• The importance of visualization
• Specific advice on how to conquer the kettlebell snatch test
• Why breathing is so important for our mindset
• How to approach injuries with mindset training
• How to effectively use the book,  The Champion’s Mind
• And, much more…

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To find out more about Dr. Jim Afremow, go to GoldMedalMind.net.

And, of course, grab your copy of the great book, The Champion’s Mind.

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