Performance Coaching Blog

What is attitude

2009-06-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

When you ask many people what attitude is the usually say: your mindset or personality. The dictionary says it's a manner, feeling, disposition, or position.

Your attitude is actually your thoughts. That's it. A simple thought is the start of your attitude, in fact it's a series (or string) of thoughts put together consistantly and that is what creates your attitude. This is important to understand because depending on whether your thoughts are positive or negative will determin what type of attitude you have.

Attitudes are not permanent. This is good news if you have a negative one. All you have to do is change your thoughts and then you will change your attitude.

Take some time throughout your day to pay attention to how you feel and the thoughts behind them. Notice your reaction to co-workers, bosses, grocery store attendants and family. Then think about the thought behind your reaction. If it is negative counter it with a positive thought. This is a key part of the process. Without a counter you have no chance of beating a bad attitude.

Everyone needs to counter the negative thoughts.

Have a great day and enjoy.

Al Fuentes

Old School Subconscious Thought

2009-06-02T16:22:00.000-07:00

When it comes to the subconscious in many ways old school rules apply. That is, for those of you who put signs all over their house reminding you of their goal, this is effective. Many even have little verbal sayings like "champion" or "wealth." These forms of subconscious training can still be effective. One way to enhance this simple tool is to consciously stop when you see one and take 30 seconds, close your eyes, and imagine actually having the thing that you want. Bring the emotion into you as well.

This is key because the only way the subconscious will act on something is if the conscious allows it. The more you do this the more the conscious will believe it to be true and let it pass to the subconscious.

A great tip that can dramatically improve your results!

Have a great day!

Al Fuentes

ESPN Blog Post by Rebecca Lobo

2009-04-20T23:20:00.000-07:00

Ventin' in Trenton

I'll huff and I'll puff... The Arizona State women's basketball team uses performance coach Al Fuentes to help the team prepare for success. He works with the women on visualization exercises and breathing techniques. Danielle Orsillo said, "Breathing is one thing you can control. You can slow it down and recover faster."
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Orsillo said that she has struggled with asthma, and while she still has to take a few puffs of her inhaler before the games, the breathing techniques have almost cured it.

... and I'll blow you away: Orsillo's older brother, Mark, has Down syndrome. Danielle's dream is to start a basketball camp for mentally disabled adults and she has already raised $4,000 toward that effort.

Deb Antonelli, our ESPN analyst in the Trenton Regional, has a son, Frankie, who also has Down syndrome. "Frankie is 11 years old and in the fourth grade," Deb says. "He's smart, handsome, bright, funny, athletic, and happens to have Down syndrome."

Posted by Rebecca Lobo
Sunday, March 29, 2009 |

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The Power of the Mind

2009-04-20T00:32:00.000-07:00

Many of you have heard me talk about the power of positive thinking and the power of the mind. I wanted to take a moment to share some information with you that I pulled out of Men’s Health. One of the first things it talks about is the importance of breathing. Yes you hear me say that “All the Time” but there is some great reasons for it.

The article (linked below) will cover 6 ways to use your mind to heal your body. I have highlighted some important things that we have talked about.

Here is an excerpt of the article from link below:

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The man who walked into Dr. Herbert Benson's Boston office was a mess. He was a stress case at work, he suffered awful headaches, and his stratospheric blood pressure did not
respond to high doses of prescription medicines.

But rather than throw more drugs at him, Dr. Benson, an M.D. who works at a Harvard-affiliated health center called the Mind/Body Medical Institute, prescribed a 10- to 20-minute
daily dose of what he calls the "relaxation response": a calming exercise of muscle relaxation and controlled breathing.
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Take some time to read the information attached you will find it very helpful and supportive to the things we talk about.

Sincerely - Al Fuentes

Download Article Here : Mind Power.pdf

Mental focus

2009-04-19T23:38:00.000-07:00

Many people think mental focus is just another term for concentration however, it is so much more.

It is more of a total body experience. It takes channeling all your energy for one moment to accomplish one task.

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