Hockey Mind Minute: Mental toughness is 4 skills.
āMental toughness is not a personality trait. It is four trainable skills.ā Most players and parents talk about mental toughness like it is something you either have or you do not. That is wrong. Mental toughness breaks down into four skills. 1. Tolerance. 2. Fortitude. 3. Resilience. 4. Adaptability. Here is the most valuable nugget. Your fastest progress comes from identifying which one is weakest for you. Tolerance is how long you can stay composed before you snap. Fortitude is how well you can do what matters while emotions are loud. Resilience is how fast you reset and get back to your game. Adaptability is how well you adjust to chaos without losing your identity. The first step is awareness. This week, watch for the exact moments you break. After a bad call. After a turnover. After a benching. After a goal against. Ask one question. āWhich of the four just failed me?ā Once you can name it, you can train it. If you want the full breakdown and the specific tools to build each one, watch the video here. Watch the video here. Corson PS. If mental toughness was genetic, your coach would have tested it at tryouts with a blood sample. Want More? 1. Work with us inside Identity Shift Hockey: https://www.identityshifthockey.com/work-with-us-o 2. Free training on the Identity Shift system: https://www.identityshifthockey.com/introduction