Break Free From Suckville: How a Simple Mental Change Will Spark Your Performance

There is a myth in the competitive world that you will eventually reach your potential if you prepare correctly. Why do you leave competitions frustrated with your execution level and regret your effort if that is the case? The truth is you will never reach your potential, and the quest to create that of success and consistency in your game is destroying your mental game. The space between your possibility and the reality of your performance is what I call “Suckville” because the struggles of falling short suck.As a licensed clinical and sports psychologist, I work with many of the best competitors in the world at their sport and often begin working with them when they find themselves “stuck in Suckville.” Break Free from Suckville explores the psychological challenges that lead players, coaches, and parents to get frustrated, angry, and deflated on their competitive journey. Since each competitor has their psychological process, what I refer to as their psychological fingerprint, each competitor must learn to develop their approach to break free from Suckville effectively. In Break Free from Suckville, I share the insights, lessons, and stories of those who have battled through their struggles to become the top players in the world, coach national championship-winning teams, and lead businesses and organizations to record profits.Every competitor will find themselves mired in Suckville at some point in their career when they lose the joy of competition and find the burden of expectations too painful to endure. It is not about If but When. Break Free from Suckville will become a trusted resource for any competitor who starts destroying their progress because their results seem to fall short of their perceived potential.