Confidence Building, Conventional and Unconventional

"You can only be as good as you believe you are." Confidence propels athletes and teams to achieve what they cannot without it.

What clear, repeatable actions boost confidence?

1. Self-talk. "I can do this."

2. Mindfulness. Mindfulness increases focus, decreases anxiety.

3. Sport psychology techniques like "Ten-Minute Toughness"

• Mindful breathing
• Identity statement - "I am a confident, prepared athlete."
• Highlight reel - visualization of high performance activities
• Performance statement - "I show up and make plays with athleticism and relentlessness.
• Mindful breathing 

Of course, there are "unconventional" approaches. "It's been a minute" since the 1986 World Series. 

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