How to Build an Olympian Mindset - 11 Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Training & Racing

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What separates Olympians isn’t talent alone—it’s how they train and adjust their mind just as deliberately as they do with their bodies.

As a mental performance coach to Olympians and Olympic hopefuls across multiple sports, as well as a running coach to more than 150 Boston Marathon Qualifiers, National Team athletes, and first-time marathoners, I’ve learned one very simple thing:

YOUR MINDSET DETERMINES YOUR CEILING FAR MORE THAN YOUR MILEAGE DOES

In this video, I wanted to break down the 11 mindset shifts I return to constantly with every athlete I coach. These aren’t exactly traditional "motivational quotes", but rather truths that I've seen change careers, rebuild confidence, and create long-term performance.

In this video, you’ll learn from a REAL Sports Psychotherapist and former National Coach:

1. Why you are NOT your thoughts.
2. How action dissolves anxiety
3. Why solitude builds self-awareness
4. That your uniqueness is your advantage
5. That joy is a skill, not a reward
6. Why your integrity matters more than your image
7. To keep promises to yourself
8. That most problems aren’t as big as they feel
9. That you are the sky, and your thoughts are the weather
10. That all growth hides inside repetition
11. That you need to "let go" to "level up"

These “hacks” have proven reliable across every elite environment I’ve coached in. Once athletes apply them, the doubt drops and their performances stop swinging all over the place.

If this video helped you or you want to add a tip you think athletes can utilize to push them to the next level, leave a comment and I'd love to discuss it further in depth with you. I try to read every single one and respond when I can!

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And as always:

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Stay consistent.
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Chapters

00:00 – Introduction
00:14 – Why Olympian Mindset Matters
00:55 – Shift #1: You Are Not Your Thoughts
01:40 – Shift #2: Action Dissolves Anxiety
02:15 – Shift #3: Solitude Builds Awareness
02:55 – Shift #4: Your Uniqueness Is Your Advantage
03:30 – Shift #5: Joy in the Process
04:00 – Shift #6: Integrity Over Image
04:34 – Shift #7: Keep Promises to Yourself
05:05 – Shift #8: Problems Aren’t as Big as They Feel
05:38 – Shift #9: You Are the Sky
06:10 – Shift #10: Growth Hides in Repetition
06:45 – Shift #11: Let Go to Level Up
07:30 – Final Thoughts and How to Apply These
08:10 – Download the Free Worksheets