Dean Hebert

Mental Toughness Coach, Speaker, Author. Coach, Motivator-Mentor to elite athletes, youth, performing artists and execs. Learn peak performance thinking!

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

This is it. I need to circle the wagons. I will not allow the hate filled people who elected that POS to get at me. If you are one of them, I have zero respect for you as a human being. It’s time to delete accounts, unfollow, and unfriend. Take your hate elsewhere.

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

@BStulberg I have been an avid fan of your writings. Always knew you were smart. But, now you confirm it. Thank you for your post!

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

@BStulberg Excellent kind Sir. Thank you for this.

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

@mamaZoeCherotch @erinstrout Very weird!

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

We've got a youth mental health epidemic.

Part of the reason? Without being aware of it, adults are training kids to have hypersensitive threat alarms, without the tools or resources to handle any sort of challenge.

The consequences are dire:
https://t.co/ZkkJyjMq7H

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

6 life lessons from Marcus Aurelius/

1.) Cut out the inessential
2.) Stop making excuses
3.) Embrace failure
4.) Trade anger for sympathy
5.) Always do the right thing
6.) Complaining will make it worse

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Pro tip: A big misconception is you need to be motivated to get rolling. You don’t.

Research shows motivation FOLLOWS action, not the other way around.

You don’t always need to feel good to get going, sometimes you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good.

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

No more hurting people. Forever 8.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

10 years ago, 8-year-old Martin Richard was among the three killed in the Boston Marathon bombing.

His friends from their Boston neighborhood will honor his memory by running together in the race on Monday.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Teach your kid how to lose well.

Failure is a part of life. The earlier someone learns how to process, learn, and grow from failure, the better. If you see your child losing it, freaking out, unable to handle a tough loss, consider it as a sign they need perspective.

[Lynda Carter @RealLyndaCarter]

40 years ago today. If you know, you know.

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Stress + Rest = Growth.

Stress:
•Just-manageable challenges
•Think 7 out of 10
•Ask yourself, "What is the next logical step?"

Rest:
•Switch away from primary task
•Transition out of fight-flight stress response
•Sleep (for body AND mind)

Balance these. Simple as that.

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

Be a lake. When the salt of life becomes too bitter, this beautiful Hindu Parable on perspective is good to reflect upon.

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

So true. I’ve said this for 40 years and some coaches just don’t get it.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Does distance running make you lose speed?

If you are losing speed to a large degree during training, it's not the long aerobic work that is doing it, it's that your training sucks.

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

Yes indeed.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

High school and youth sports are so valuable because they get at our basic psychological needs:
-We belong
-We can make progress
-We can have an impact

It's not about achievements. It's having a space to challenge ourselves in a healthy way.

Don't ruin sports, parents!

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

This weekend, @usatf gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin (@GoSydGo) makes her ‘This Is @SportsCenter’ debut

The spot also features @HannahStormESPN & @ProvidenceCol’s Friar Dom

Debuts Saturday during Duke vs UNC (6:30p ET, @ESPN)

More: https://t.co/k61f9kXfr1

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

Here’s the way I see it: If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

@WULeague @breakmarkulti @archermelissa so what does your jersey look like? Curious are you #11 or #14?

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

@RyanHoliday love this. Now, easier said than done. Sure does take a lot of practice eh? But, I’m still practicing.

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

8 ways the Stoics dealt with stress

1. Focus on what you control
2. Prepare for it in advance
3. Morning journaling
4. Evening reflection
5. Explore a hobby
6. Laugh, don't cry
7. Forget the page, ignore the focus--be present
8. Use your mortality to put it all in perspective

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

Good way to star ta day.

[Dean Hebert @coachdeanhebert]

@Chrislaing77 @stevemagness I’m a mental game coach primarily for talented youth athletes - for more then 25 years and I couldn’t agree more.