Kennesaw, GA – How Champions Think
Dr. Bob Rotella is a Sports Psychologist that has worked with some of the best athletes in the world. He is a pioneer in the field of process improvement of the minds and bodies of elite professional athletes.
We lost a fine example of such an athlete in Kobe Bryant in 2020. What separates professional athletes from the average player might be physical genetics and raw talent but the superstars have something extra special. That extra ingredient is what Dr. Rotella studies and writes about.
Players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Pete Marinich and Larry Bird have played at a different level because they trained their minds and focused their practice on a trajectory of improvement that the other 99% of professional athletes aren’t willing to do. To put in the work to separate themselves from the average professional. Even if the average professional athlete is already superior to most players.
The circle of excellence and effectiveness that Dr. Rotella identifies contain these 4 phases:
1. Optimism
2. Confidence
3. Persistence
4. Success
This Flywheel of Dreams, Goals, and Process will gather momentum as the elite professional becomes better and more confident with each accomplishment. Through hard work and preparation, they see themselves taking the last shot, wanting the ball at critical moments and winning the games at the highest levels.
Work hard and prosper.
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A shout out to a true up and coming professional on the tour is #OllieSchneiderhans of Georgia Tech. I expect to see Ollie on the leader boards of some major tournaments soon. #HowChampionsThink
Bryan
Bryan E. Wilson 