David Sammel

At last, the secret for coaches to add value to their clients and improve their coaching.

Mindset College tackles the very real problem of delivering a top-class mental skills program at an affordable price with answers to real issues athletes and coaches face, using tried and tested tools from the coal-face of elite performance.

The program allows athletes and coaches to tackle adversity with great confidence, because of a growing Champion Mindset. The huge bonus is that the effects are immediate and inspire great optimism for the future.

In this module, we provide you with an overview of what you will learn in this course. It will give you the full anatomy of the course.

The foundation  -

Every human endeavor starts with an idea followed by actions. 

If you learn to operate with a solid foundation the building of your career is far easier. 

Habits and routines with smart goals are a powerful force and create the small manageable steps that eventually lead you to achieve a big goal

1. Learn how to set goals differently, that helps you build trust in yourself.  

2. Daily routines reinforce this trust and build an iron will from consistent execution. 

Short: Trust yourself and succeed through Goals from the Heart

Vision and purpose

The Mantle of inspiration 

The human brain is far more motivated if it is inspired. 

This module will give you a roadmap to get you inspired. 

This module builds a foundation for success based on your personal desires and purpose and helps you see how you will achieve your goals. You learn how to build a career using principles like Lego bricks - step by step with a calm understanding of the process. 

Short: Eliminate panic with a strong purpose and process.

Part 1 

The backbone

Knowing how to compete is the backbone for every athlete. 

The fundamentals that you learn here will not only give you the confidence but the competence to compete. 

Whilst no module alone is the answer this one is highly essential and cannot be ignored.

This module guides you through the essence of mental toughness. 

After this module, you will be 100% clear on how to compete with a tough and healthy mind. You will be amazed at how enjoyable this can be!

Short: Learn ‘The art of competing’, the essence of succeeding as an athlete.

As I said at the start of the program there is a logical story to the way the course has been laid out. Part one of the Art of Competing is more about the preparation and laying the foundation for how you will compete. It is natural for a competitor to want to build his or her mental toughness. This module starts with building your mental toughness and then goes onto the tools you need in order to implement your knowledge.

Fear is a natural component of human beings, and of every competitor, so once an athlete is mentally tougher we needed to tackle the fears that often interfere with toughness. Mindset College shows you how to recalibrate fears into manageable boxes. It is a unique way of looking at fear and very effective. Having helped athletes overcome fears, often results did not match the progress until I realized that there was a problem of fears from the past resurfacing. Only when the athlete understood and dealt with this residue did the mindset change and athletes began to fly. 

Once an athlete has fears and doubts under control they can begin the process of building locker room power.

Part 2 

is more about the mindset once you are already in the battle. Mental toughness has two parts, the first being ready to compete, preparing your mind for the fight ahead. 

The second is understanding how it feels in the face of fierce competition and how to deal with how the body and mind react when you’re pushing yourself to the limit. 

Mindset College builds from the understanding of the three problem machines under pressure then to know what it feels like when fighting for your competitive life. The analogy I use is drowning because there are times when you are fighting when it literally feels like you have to find a way to stop yourself from drowning. Physically, athletes need to know how to suffer and keep going even as their bodies are screaming for them to quit. This is called sweet suffering because overcoming adversity whilst in the intense cauldron of the match is incredibly rewarding. 

When an athlete is under huge pressure, drowning mentally and suffering physically he or she has to find a way to still think logically and keep some perspective which imagines a light at the end of the tunnel which means no matter how difficult, there is the knowledge that this pain is temporary and the mind will hang in and still be figuring out ways to win. 

This ability to remain calm and think about processes without overthinking consequences and results, when tested mentally and physically and close to their limits, is the essence of a champion mindset......and it can be learned.

The world is your oyster

There is nothing better than learning how to communicate well firstly with yourself and secondly understanding the styles of how others communicate with you and thirdly using this knowledge to get your message and feelings clear to yourself and others. Good communication opens your oyster. 

We are human and therefore communicate via body language and verbally. This module will give you a way to understand yourself and others and importantly communicate your competitive message effectively. This is also a major key to getting what you want. 

Short: How much would it help to read your opponent's personalities and what they are thinking? MC delivers these skills.

The wings

This module allows you to fly above change. It is simply the wings that alleviate huge amounts of anxiety and stress when you take charge in your stride. 

Dealing with change is difficult unless you have a plan and tools to understand the cycle of change. A huge de-stressor and calming module that allows you to relish change. 

Short: Change is a necessary and uncomfortable part of succeeding and you can learn that it is exciting rather than scary!

The heart

Self-awareness goes to the heart of who you are and the more you understand yourself and are aware of how your perceptions impact your life the better your outcomes will be. Just as a heart Is the source of your vitality, awareness is the source of mental health.

Transform your thoughts of inadequacy, introversion, and comparison in this powerful journey to being comfortable in your own skin.

Short: This module turns your perspectives inside out and sets you up for winning.

Arms of hope

Whilst there is not a solution to every form of conflict there is a perception of conflict and confrontation which changes the dynamics of these perceived unpleasant conversations into one of exploration and opportunity. I called this the arms of hope because once you no longer fear conflict, success becomes far easier to achieve.

Imagine seeing conflict as an opportunity to fact find and become a fun experience? How much stress would that take off your shoulders if the confrontation was easy and not hurtful?

Short: Most people fear confrontation and it often stops them from doing the right thing - MC changes this forever!

Building a legacy

Legacy needed no introduction other than an understanding as your legacy begins at a young age and will be bold whether you are aware of it or not. 

Therefore, why not create one that is meaningful and to be proud of?

When you know what you want and realize that your legacy starts when your career begins this perspective becomes a huge motivating force. 

Short: Learn how a legacy happens whether you want one or not! Why not learn to shape it rather than let life always shape it for you?

In this course we are going to show you how to build mental toughness and give you the tools to implement.

• Be sure to watch the webinar first.
• Then go through each lesson of the course. Certain lessons are also accompanied by learning activities, in the form of a quiz, toolkit, or self-reflection activity in pdf form which you will be able to download as additional resources.

Each learning activity is designed to consolidate and extend your learning, and to apply the principles covered to your context and needs. In order to get the most out of this course.

I strongly encourage you to watch the webinar first and then complete all the activities, you can download the activities on your right where it says Downloads