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Is mental toughness a trait that you’re just born with, or can you develop it? And if you can develop and strengthen it, how do you do it? Today’s guest is a mental performance coach and owner of Headstrong Consulting, a sports psychology company that focuses on performance enhancement through mental skills training. She’s worked with a wide variety of athletes, coaches, and teams encompassing all skill levels. Listen in to hear what Nicole has to say about how her techniques apply to life, how mental matters relate to overall success and the 5 overall skills of mental toughness.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

• How Nicole’s techniques can be used for any level athlete or even non-athletically
• Whether mental toughness is a learned or inherent skill
• How the mental game matters to overall success
• The 5 cardinal skills of mental toughness
• Acknowledging and labeling emotions
• The five senses exercise
• What happens when visualization goes wrong
• Giving yourself grace
• What self-talk does for you
• Exercises that could start you off in the right direction

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