As an inspirational sports speaker, I am always looking for success stories. Here is one about how Phil Mickelson uses his smile as a mental toughness tool. He smiles a lot, but it is not only to engage the audience, his smile acts as a pressure release mechanism. His smile releases all that pent up [...]
04
Feb
The Head Coach: A weekly column in The Leaf Chronicle with Motivational Speaker Dr. Gregg Steinberg
Are you going to paint your face for the Super Bowl? People do some crazy stuff on game day — ergo, the term fan comes from fanatic. The Super Bowl is “The Big Game”, and there will be plenty of fanatical face painters in the colors of the Forty-Niners and the Ravens all over Mercedes [...]
03
Feb
Get more Mentally Tough like Tiger Woods
As an inspirational business speaker, I get a lot of questions about staying confident in this tough economy. Check out my article on the PGATOUR.com about how Tiger Woods uses a clever psychological strategy to maintain his confidence. Here is the link: http://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2013/01/28/mental-game–stay-confident-with-tiger-approach.html
30
Jan
PGATOUR Radio show on Mental Game
As a sports psychologist, I am a guest every Tuesday on Talk of the Tour on the PGATOUR Radio Show with John Swantek about mental toughness. Check out my latest appearance here: http://www.pgatour.com/video.html/2013/01/23/steinberg-interview-from–talk-of-the-tour-
19
Nov
The Head Coach: Pride beats intimidation in football, and in life.
Football mimics life in many ways. One way is in the challenge of motivating others to perform at their peak. Teachers struggle to motivate their students. Parents try to spark their children to study more. Coaches can, at times, have a difficult time setting a fire under their players. That is why Bud Adams stepped [...]
15
Nov
Winning Life’s Lottery
You won life’s lottery if you were born in these United States of America. Given your great fortune, you can become anything you desire. You can even become president. Just look at whom we reelected as President this past week — Barack Obama. He came from a lower middle class family and was raised by [...]
31
Oct
SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio interview – Nick Watney’s win at the CIMB Classic
Dr. Gregg Steinberg talks with John Swantek from SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio about Nick Watney’s win at the CIMB Classic:
24
Oct
Dr. Gregg on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio – Tommy Gainey’s win at the McGladrey Classic
Dr. Gregg was featured again on “Talk of the TOUR” by John Swantek from SiriusXM PGA TOUR radio to discuss Tommy Gainey’s win at the McGladrey Classic. Check out the interview below:
12
Oct
Dr. Gregg interviewed on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio – Ryder Cup Pressure
Dr. Gregg was recently interviewed about pressure and the mental game of PGA players in the Ryder Cup on the “Talk of the TOUR” by John Swantek from SiriusXM PGA TOUR radio. You can listen to the full interview below.
11
Sep
The Head Coach: Lead Yourself to Success
Austin Peay State University is in a transformation. Recently, APSU was voted as one of the best universities to work for in the United States. Only 140 universities were picked for this prestigious list, as surveyed by The Chronicle of Higher Education. While many factors contributed to this honor, one factor came from the top [...]
