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Apr 2024
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Build Mental Toughness in Sports: The 6 ...

Eli Straw
About this episode

Do you want to be mentally tough? Have others told you that mental toughness is the one thing that would take your game to the next level? But do you know how to actually build mental toughness as an athlete??

What You'll Learn in this Episode:

- What it means to be mentally tough in sports.
- The 6 mental skills that make a mentally tough athlete.
- A tool to use to build each of the 6 mental skills.

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