Dr. Megan Buning

FSU COACH faculty. Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC). Former DI coach/athlete, former talent analyst for SECNetwork+ & ACCx. Tweets are my own. 🥎

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

@omgsidewalks Quit my job. Got a new one. Followed through on a dream & bought horses.

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

You can continue your learning as a coach with our master’s degree too! I’m holding a virtual Q&A tonight at 7p eastern. Join me! https://t.co/IWc8oYdFul

[Zach Brandon @MVP_Mindset]

What if your willingness to be coached is one of the most important leadership lessons your team ever sees?

In this clip, Tara VanDerveer shares how bringing in a leadership coach to support her team unexpectedly helped her become a better coach as well.

"Here I have coached for like 44 years at the time, and I think she really helped me up my game. I listened and I took her coaching very seriously."

Here you have a Hall of Famer, 3-time national champion, a GOAT in college basketball, and she's still choosing to be a student.

The moment you believe your experience exempts you from learning is often the moment your growth begins to slow and your team pays a price.

Experience should be a foundation for learning, not an excuse to stop.

Great leaders never stop being students because they know others are always learning from their example.

📹: Win More, Live Better Podcast (Ep. 57)

[Kayla Lombardo @KaylaLombardo11]

Love this story from @DrBuning for @PrepSoftball on how to minimize what fear does to your perception so you can see situations more clearly. 🧠
https://t.co/ewcskKFG3H

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Love this technique! This is an ex of HOW you talk to yourself matters. Not just what you say but how you say it! What works for you? Bossy! Assertive? Direct? Share time…

[Mason Kern @MasonKernMedia]

"I had to boss myself around ... when I got bossy with myself we scored"

Rhonda Revelle has preached presence all season for the #Huskers

I asked her about how she did that in the NCAA Tournament win over USD:

"On a team, everybody's enegery counts — including mine" @WOWT6News

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Let's talk about perceptual distortions! Take a read as I start a short series on what distortions are, how they can affect how you perform, & what you can do to help you (or others) recognize & move through a distortion: https://t.co/fZDx5tSvM9

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Saw this job posting & wanted to point out this type of job would be a great fit for someone that has our MS in athletic coaching degree or our grad certificate (including mental performance consultants)! Check out programs out! https://t.co/IWc8oYdFul

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

One of our #fsuathleticcoaching MS graduates taking OFF!!!

[Kyler Holton @KylerHolton08]

@Camille_Hami19 I am so proud of you! Rookie AND Pitcher of the year🔥🔥🔥

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

@KylerHolton08 @Camille_Hami19 Hats off to an excellent coach too! 👏👏👏

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

@pomfretlivin @GamecockSoftbll @SCBrad92 #5 😊

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Last home game of the season for @GamecockSoftbll ! Who will take the series v A&M? Tune into the SEC+ station at 1p o find out! @SCBrad92

[South Carolina Softball @GamecockSoftbll]

M7 | Upon further review, @JamieMacKay41 has a cannon and the runner is out at 3rd.

USC 1 | 2 TAMU
🎥 https://t.co/6HULXyLJyK

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Catch Gm 2 of @GamecockSoftbll v A&M w/@SCBrad92 & me on the SEC+ station today at 1p. Will SC hold off the Aggies & take the series today??

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

One of our MS students rocking one of our shirts! @Gozzie15Jenn participated in the Womens’ mentoring program we offer to current female coaching students 😁. Want in on this? Check us out: https://t.co/IWc8oYdFul

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

I have so many issues with this…I’ve seen a lot of posts this year jumping on athletes for showing emotion & claiming that’s unsportsmanlike. Nah. THIS is what unsportsmanlike is. The athlete & coach should be penalized & the umpire needs to do better. Terrible.

[Megan Rembielak @MegRemSoftball]

There is a right way to play this game and a wrong way and this is 100% in the wrong. I don’t care that the batter moved back out of the box- you don’t intentionally step back to throw at her head, as hard as you can, from about a foot away. I don’t want to hear “you don’t know it wasn’t intentional.” Save it. The runner at 3rd is about a half step off 3rd. The way the catcher is positioned to throw, that throw is going towards the 3rd base fence. The most telling part though? No one checks on that batter and catcher gets a high five right after from her coach. The batter ended up with a concussion.

This is completely unacceptable and has no place in this sport.

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Loved presenting with a couple of our MS students, Jenn Gosline & Dave Plettl! We shared the work from our helping skills course & how the DISC assessment shapes their coaching @daveplettl @Gozzie15Jenn @fsuannescollege @AthleteAssess

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Sometimes we just need a distraction to snap us out of thought & emotion cycles. Distractions can be physical (eg, hand clap/squeeze, breath work), mental (eg, thought reframes, cues), & external (another person cues/redirects you). Use distractions strategically to help reset 😊

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

This is my slam ball. To me, it’s heavy. If I keep telling myself it’s heavy, guess what happens? It FEELS heavy! Heavier than what it is. Instead, if I tell myself “pick it up”, I don’t feel the “heavy” as much. Check your self talk. Set yourself up to do the thing.

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Ladies-Just a reminder that having each other’s back is instinctual! Lift each other up, protect. The jealousy you feel is you being in a threat mentality. Lacking confidence, fearing exposure. Address that in yourself v taking it out on other women. This is a skill.

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Sometimes it feels like we don't have much. Especially when we're losing/failing, but you want to know what you most likely DO have in situations? Take a read @PrepSoftball ...https://t.co/KASHgqMSQE

[Dr. Megan Buning @DrBuning]

Your words matter! A little acknowledgment, encouragement, or praise can light someone’s fire! Your words can light YOU up too! How will you use your words today to light it up?