Unlocking Peak Performance with Dr. Michael Larson: The Psychology of Succeeding in Sports
Join us for an insightful seminar hosted by the Strong Youth Project at Spanish Fork High School, featuring Dr. Michael Larson, an expert in mental performance. In this engaging talk, Dr. Larson shares valuable strategies to help athletes, coaches, and parents enhance mental resilience, overcome fear-based thinking, and develop a winning mindset. Learn how top performers like Kobe Bryant and elite Ironman athletes leverage mental toughness to push past obstacles. Whether you're an athlete striving for peak performance or a coach looking to inspire your team, this seminar offers game-changing insights.
Key Topics Covered:
- The Relationship Between Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
- How mindset influences performance
- The impact of fear-based vs. confidence-based thinking
- Creating Room for Productive Thought Patterns
- The importance of focusing on actionable, positive instructions
- Building Mental Resilience
- Overcoming setbacks and learning from failure
- How elite athletes manage pressure
- Controlling the Controllables
- Strategies for handling external pressures from coaches, teammates, and expectations
0:00 - 2:02 | Introduction and overview of Dr. Larson’s work
2:03 - 8:09 | Mental toughness in sports: Lessons from Ironman athletes and NBA players
8:10 - 15:06 | The impact of thoughts on emotions and performance
15:07 - 22:36 | Fear-based vs. confidence-based thinking in competition
22:37 - 27:55 | Kobe Bryant on managing emotions and failure
27:56 - 33:19 | How to develop resilience and reframe negative experiences
33:20 - 35:41 | Key takeaways: Focusing on what you can control
