Charles Miller, CMPC

Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC). Guiding individuals and athletes to reach their full potential. Member of AASP & CSPA. 1% better everyday #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Reset.

You can’t think your way out of a negative spiral.

Learn to have a physical habit, a gesture or a movement that starts the mechanism for you.

Resetting and moving on is key. There’s a time and place to think. During the game or event, not so much.

1% better everyday!

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Even at the FIFA World Cup, top athletes miss penalties and do mistakes.

It’s the best reminder that success is never carried by one player — winning comes from preparation, team strength, resilience, timing, luck, and countless small factors working together.

Never forget that

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Had a nice chat with an athlete this week following a record breaking event.

I asked: what happened? What clicked?

Her answer was: “I trusted my training. I didn’t doubt my preparation.”

A simple reply but a masterclass about confidence and letting go of results.

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

From David Epstein’s book, Range:

“Virtually every good thing in my life I can trace back to a misfortune, so my feeling is you don't know what's good and what's bad when things happen. You do not know. You have to wait to find out."

Let’s find out! 1% better everyday! #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

It’s cool to care.

There’s nothing wrong with passionately caring about your sport, putting it all on the line and showing emotions about it.

We need more of that. 1% better everyday #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Patience is part of excellence.

Not the soft, peaceful kind but the painful kind where you have to wait, to work and to grow long before results show.

Excellence hurts because it asks you to stay persistent when progress is invisible.

That’s patience. 1% better everyday #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Offseason is underway for a lot of people right now.

Objectives, goals, standards to hit.

Which means failure is a possibility. It’s normal.

And that’s something to consider. The possibility is there.

Remember that, because that possibility can be your driving force.

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

A player messaged me about mistakes and failures today.

He had an epiphany about how “normal and regular” it is to make mistakes, to fail… And yes it is!

We must continue to normalize this part of sports.

It’s fundamental to the journey.

1% better every day #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Monday mindset.

Mental performance isn’t built on game day - it’s built in the reps no one sees.

It’s built on a day like today.

Your focus. Your habits. Your standards.

Start the week with intention.

1% better every day #LACS

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Kobe Bryant on how he used the Compound Effect to inevitably become one of the best in the world at his craft:

✖️The Compound Interest equation is Reps multiplied by Time (Reps x Time = Growth). Improvement is quite early and obvious late— as you put in more time and reps. Most people quit in the silent phase, early on, not realizing the results were already building beneath the surface. The key is starting as early as possible and putting energy toward that improvement, because you can’t ever get TIME back, no matter how many reps you plan to do in the future.

🐍 Kobe didn’t just wake up at 4am for discipline, he did it to create separation between him and his opponent. The edge wasn’t intensity, it was timing. While others were still asleep, he was stacking deposits. By the time they caught up for their first session, he was already on his second, compounding effort into distance.

⛄️ Growth doesn’t just come from working harder, but can also come from working earlier AND more often. Kobe didn’t chase overnight success, he built a schedule that made exponential improvement inevitable and catching up to him nearly impossible.

Design a system where TIME works for you, so every REP doesn’t just add up, it multiplies and makes it harder for others to close the gap.

[Zach Brandon @MVP_Mindset]

Steph Curry shares the smallest detail in his game that helps separate him from others.

"Breathing is a skill…Controlling your breathing, recovery, controlling your nerves…I’ve really tried to master that."

There’s a reason the breath is often called the bridge between the mind and body.

And the best part? You always have access to it.

No matter the moment. No matter the pressure. No matter the environment.

It’s your fastest way to recover and your most reliable way to slow the game down and reset.

📹: SLAM NBA

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

In Dr. Rotella’s book, “How Champions Think”

He talks about loving everything about your sport.

Loving the highs, the success, the progress, the winning.

But most importantly, loving the lows too. The adversity, setback, injuries, and failures.

It’s about embracing it all.

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

One main concept of my approach is really simple:

Be Active.

Mentally, physically, in your reflection, when you are on the field, court, bench, whatever.

Make sure that you DO something. That’s how things get better and improve.

1% better everyday, always. #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Best of luck to all the high school players entering playoffs this weekend.

Whether it’s regional or provincial, it remains a privilege to be in that position!

Pressure is privilege!

1% better everyday #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Did you know that bison are the only animal to face snowstorms heads on?

When adversity hits, could we have a similar mindset ?

Taking the challenge head on instead of avoiding it.

1% better everyday! #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

“One day it will all make sense”
- Epictetus, Discourse, 3.17.1

The sacrifice, the effort, the work, the adversity and the decisions you’ve taken along the way will all make sense.

Trust the process & remain patient.

1% better everyday! #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Nobody can avoid the uncertainty of sports.

Not knowing is the adventure. It’s what makes sports what they are.

Let it go. Prepare and believe that you can handle whatever’s going to happen.

1% better everyday! #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

If your expectations and your work do not align, you can’t be mad at the results you are getting.

Intention and alignment are key!

1% better everyday! #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Success and performance can be measured in many ways.

Look for more than one way to evaluate your performance. Look beyond the stats and analytics.

That’s how you see progression on a daily basis.

1% better everyday! #LACS

[Charles Miller, CMPC @MillerConsulti3]

Trained a few basketball players this morning. One came up to me and said:

“It’s hard to get up and come in on a Friday.”

Good. It’s supposed to be hard. It’s key that you acknowledge that. What you are trying to do is hard.

Hard is good. #LACS