A Coach's Diary

A high-level college football coach shared the above picture with his team. The world that we live in can be very critical, and social media doesn't help. Anybody can call out anybody whenever they want, and they can hide behind their computers and phones without fear of any kind of consequences. The most important space to protect is the space in our minds. Our minds and our thoughts control our actions and performance. Don't let unwanted visitors come in and mess up your mind. Protect your mind and your mental health by not letting unwanted visitors and negativity in. At the 33:13 mark of the video above, John Mayer says,  "Celebrities spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on security and then get on the internet every morning and look at all this stuff online that makes them feel terrible, and it's like - they got in. They got in over the fence. If you are really going to live well, the mind is so important. Don't have unwanted visitors." The people who la...

In the past few months, we have seen 3 of the world's best athletes have to miss some of the biggest events in their sports because of mental health issues. Sha'carri Richardson, Naomi Osaka, and Simone Biles have all missed major events in their sports because of mental health issues.  Sha'carri Richardson used marijuana to deal with the pain of losing her mother during the Olympic trials. Richardson said that she smoked marijuana as a coping mechanism after a reporter - who she described as a complete stranger - told her that her biological mother had died. Naomi Osaka said that she needed to miss French Open press conferences to take care of herself mentally and to exercise self-care and preservation of her mental health. She received a world of backlash, and support, for her decision. Simone Biles is considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, and she made the stunning decision to withdraw from the Olympics, acknowledging the tremendous pressure she had been faci...