Posted: February 26, 2024
“The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.” ― Gabor Maté I’m back I realize that I have disappeared from the Blog-iverse for a long time. The name of my practice is “Aim For Change,” with the tagline, “Be a Resilient Athlete.” Yes, I can write blog posts with tips based on the […]
Posted: February 4, 2022
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality” ~Seneca Anxiety is one of many psychological challenges that can present in various ways. One such type of anxiety, although not in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. (DSM-V) and not a “formal” diagnosis, is high-functioning anxiety (HFA). Having HFA refers to […]
Posted: November 16, 2021
“Will I end the semester? Or will the semester end me? Stay tuned.” ~ Rahib Ali Mazari After a long, long school year, the semester is finally drawing to a close. While this should spell good news, most students are really just hanging on by a thread. For many student-athletes, the constant struggle to keep […]
Posted: October 20, 2021
“Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.” –Bill Russel One of the most common routines in an athlete’s life is having to deal with the media. From sports interviews before and after games to appearing in the news regardless of their performance (good or bad), to having to deal with the paparazzi, […]
Posted: October 11, 2021
“Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” ~ Jana Kingsford Being a student-athlete is challenging in so many ways. Not only are you expected to excel in your sport, but you also have to do well in the classroom. It’s even more difficult if you have to maintain a specific […]
Posted: October 4, 2021
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw In athletics, (as in life) one thing is predictable. Athletes peak performance is at a certain age, (depending upon the sport), and then performance starts to decline. There’s a particular period we can refer to […]