Mindset

Discipline, consistency, and the psychology of sustained performance.

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How to Stay on Track After Sports: Real Talk for Former Athletes

Former athletes know the struggle—no more coaches, no more team, no more structure. So how do you stay consistent with training, nutrition, and mindset in the real world?

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Accountability

You Don’t Need More Motivation—You Need THIS Instead (Accountability Call)

This isn’t recycled motivational fluff—this is real talk about friction control, anchor routines, retraining your palate, and why chasing aesthetics is fragile.

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Accountability

The Accountability System That Actually Works for Former Athletes

Former athletes know the struggle—no more set schedules, no coaches keeping you accountable, and the constant feeling of “starting over.” In this video, we break down:

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Accountability

How Former Athletes Can Stay Disciplined Without a Coach or Team

Without a team, coach, or structured schedule, staying accountable feels harder than ever. In this Accountability Call, we break down three key topics.

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Accountability

3 Simple Accountability Strategies for Former Athletes: Reflection, Partnerships & Micro Wins

Learn how daily reflection and journaling can sharpen your focus, discover the benefits of pairing up with an accountability partner from our community, and see how celebrating micro wins can fuel your momentum.

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📢 Former Athletes: How to Train, Stay Fit & Stay Motivated After College!

In this Q&A session, I’m breaking down the biggest challenges former athletes face when transitioning from structured college athletics to training on their own. If you've ever struggled with staying consistent, balancing workouts with work, or keeping that competitive edge—this is for you.

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Masterclass: Fueling, Recovery, Mental Performance & Heart Rate Recovery (HRR) Training

Inside this private training, Adam Ringler distills years of applied sport science, performance coaching, and real-world experience into a focused curriculum designed for former competitive athletes who are ready to take their performance seriously again.

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Discipline Burnout Is Real: Why Former Athletes Feel Exhausted (And What to Do About It)

In this video, I explore why the “discipline equals freedom” mindset can backfire after your playing days are over, especially when the stakes change but your approach doesn’t.

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A Performance Coach's Guide to Reducing Dopamine Dependency; Starting with Your iPhone

If you're aiming to reduce your screen time and embrace digital minimalism without relinquishing your smartphone entirely, this guide offers promising solutions.

Mindset

Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish's new book, Clear Thinking, is a practical guide to thinking more effectively and making better decisions. It's not just another self-help book; In my opinion, it's a transformative guide that hands you the tools to wrestling your own fate, sharpen your

Decoding Excellence

#052 - Monday Minutes: Discussing Strategies to Bring Out Your BEST Self

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute theme and discussing some of the strategies I'm returning to in the New 2020 Year. I talk about meditation, bullet journaling, creating new things, and finding a "third place".

Decoding Excellence

#036 Combating Technological Dependencies

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, I discuss several techniques and tactics you can immediately adopt to begin to combat the addictive elements of technology and smartphone dependencies.

Decoding Excellence

#018 Questions & Answers

In this episode (or Mini-Episode) of the Decoding Excellence Show, I am sharing a few of the many lessons I've learned from a variety of the great experts and guests who joined me on the Decoding Excellence show. This was a lot of fun and a great

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5 Useful Apps for Performance Coaches

1. Headspace I've been a long time user of this application well before I hitched my wagon to the Apple ecosystem. If your unfamiliar with meditation or mindfulness practices, then this is a much needed tool for you. You don't have to work within high level

Decoding Excellence

#007 Dr. John Sullivan

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence show, I am speaking with Dr. John Sullivan. Dr. Sullivan is a Sport Scientist and Clinical Sport Psychologist. He has over twenty years of clinical and scholarly experience, and for the past 16 years he has worked with the same team in the

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Perseverance

100,000 words into my manuscript and I'm left still typing into this medium. It's a different medium with a whole different purpose. The manuscript, being a complete mind dump from the everyday lessons learned through coaching exceptional athletes and this one, a place to document

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Focus on the Process

In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way. Of course, it's no accident that things are more likely to go your way when you stop worrying about whether you're

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The Power of a Notecard

Daily goals – Do you have any when you walk through your office door?  If your like most people, chances are that you do.  We all have some sort of small goals, medium-sized projects, and even the occasionally lofty (but still attainable) goals we’ve all been working on for

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The Wisdom of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

"One cannot lead a life that is truly excellent without feeling that one belongs to something greater and more permanent than oneself." - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi" Of all the virtues we can learn no trait is more useful, more essential for survival, and more likely to improve the quality

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10,000 Hours

“The closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play…The thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That’s it. And what’s more,

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Preparing Athletes From the Neck Down & The Neck Up

Be a Team Player Despite what the formal Wichita State Strength & Conditioning job description specifies, part of my responsibility is protecting the WSU teams’ integrity from opponents and from within.  This may mean preparing the team for the physical and mental difficulties that they will face on the field/

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Maximizing Your Time

I open one eye to see the illumination of my alarm clock reflecting off the back of my white bedroom wall. I think to myself, "It must be that time".  The clock reads 4:58 AM.  This is early, no matter how you shake it.  My body is

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It's Not About The Bike

I recently read a great book co-wrote by Lance Armstrong titled, "It's Not About the Bike" in which Lance writes about his battle with cancer, the physical and emotional recovery afterwards, and his preparation to compete for the Tour De France.  In his writings, he