Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC

Founder & Head Mental Performance Coach @ Clearmind Performance

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

A mantra (or in this case a team name) directs our attention to who we want to be (performance identity) and how we want to act (performance behaviors/habits)…. mantras work, esp. when we commit to the meaning(s) behind them!

[Kendall Baker @kendallbaker]

Aly Raisman asks Simone Biles and the team what their nickname is.

"F.A.A.F.O."

F**k around and find out

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

It’s official …received confirmation today that I passed my (long overdue 😊) certification exam, and have now officially completed all requirements for the credential of Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Assn. for Applied Sport Psychology.

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

@CoachKost @SamanthaKost So cool! Congrats, Sam!

[Flushing It @flushingitgolf]

Harrington on the mental game:

“I would actually say once you get to our level it’s 99% mental. I’ll find you 10000 guys who hit the golf ball better than any pros on tour or as good as them and they’re not tour players and never will be.”

Spot on 👏

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

@VBaviators Congratulations!

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

@Elks_Bowling @chselksad @TheHerdCHS Great engagement tonight! Appreciate the commitment to learning, getting better and building mental toughness!

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Being grateful in the big moment for the big moment! A simple, yet profound mindset and technique for stress management.

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

This is really impressive perspective 🧠

• Being grateful for the opportunity puts you in a calming mindset
• Instead of an anxious process of ‘I have to get a hit here’

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Interpretation is everything when it comes to perceived pressure and anxiety!

[Alex Auerbach @AlexAuerbachPhD]

If you’re nervous before a performance, it turns out it’s actually more effective to reframe that arousal as excitement than it is to try and calm down.

Rather than working against your body’s natural physiology, the data suggests using that energy as fuel for performance.

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Work from the inside out vs. the outside in! #1 mental skill controllable = Attitude.

[Drew Maddux @DrewMaddux]

“You got a choice - you either come in & let your circumstances control your attitude - or you let your attitude control your circumstances.”

- Brad Stevens

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Advertisements are proven to stimulate positive impressions in our minds and influence our thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Marketing 101 AND Mental Training 101.

[WholesomeMemes @WholesomeMeme]

Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa had this on her hand during an Olympics event

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Joe Burrow sacked 9x yet kept his cool and kept persisting = mental toughness = Bengals in the AFC Championship! All negatives are opportunities to rise!

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Perspective in good times and bad times determines our next move. How we view = what we do!

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

@coachcarp1 Congrats, Coach! Heck of a milestone!

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

@AviatorsBowling @AviatorsBowling Some of the best high school coaches I’ve had the pleasure of working with!

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Coach K: “If you don’t prepare to win, you don’t deserve to win.” This resonates beyond sport. Preparation is the ultimate confidence and performance booster!

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

We need more empathetic sport leaders like Coach Staley! Empathy for the win!

[Los Angeles Chargers @chargers]

“I think what you’ll discover is that we have so much more in common than not”

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Love the visual cue reminder and placement here by Kyler Murray…advertising to yourself the desired mental and emotional states to channel your best performance is such a simple, yet effective strategy!

[ESPN @espn]

𝐁𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫💧

@K1 with the Bruce Lee thigh pad.

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Self-Awareness for the Win!!

[Maxwell Leadership @Maxwell_Leaders]

I talk with @jMarkCole a lot about expectations so that I can become more aware of where I have the greatest opportunity for improvement. Because I can’t see myself as clearly as those closest to me can see me.

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Great example of an emotionally intelligent coach. Loudest when a job done well! The impulse of most coaches is to get frustrated and loud after mistakes.

[CoachTube.com @thecoachtube]

Arkansas HC Sam Pittman on his Coaching style 🎯

“I don’t think you can reach your full potential out of fear. I think you can out of want to.”

[Brendan Danker, MEd, MS, CMPC @Coach_Danker]

Empathy for the Win! https://t.co/pLY9dhPjJk