What separates the good from the great isn’t just talent or skill — it’s mindset. In this episode, Coach Pinkston unpacks the power of perspective and why your mindset can make or break your performance when it matters most. Some athletes dominate practice but crumble under pressure when the lights are on. Others see adversity as the end of the road, while champions see it as just a bend in the road. Drawing from growth mindset principles pioneered by psychologist Carol Dweck, you’ll learn how to shift from fixed thinking to growth thinking — the kind of mindset that thrives on challenge and sees pressure as an opportunity. Through powerful stories, coaching insights, and actionable strategies, you’ll discover how to train your mind just like your body, so you can show up when it matters most.

Today’s Action Step:

1. Reframe Pressure as Practice: Pressure doesn’t define you — it refines you.
2. Celebrate Effort, Not Just Outcome
3. Ask the Perspective Question: “What’s another way to see this?”

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