Basics Mindset Mission

The Basics Mindset helps athletes, teams, businesses, and organizations create a competitive advantage by establishing a winning mindset. Building confidence, both inside and out, is our passion.

The Basics Mindset training improves confidence, resilience, commitment and attitude.

Mental strength tools are powerful. Learn how to approach adversity and challenge with resolve, creating a competitive advantage. These outcomes have life-long applications.

A winning mindset is as vital as well-developed technical skills.

Mental Strength Assessment

  • A snapshot of their relative strengths and weaknesses that pertains to their CONFIDENCE, their ability to handle FAILURE, and their ATTITUDE/COMMITMENT.
  • The assessment allows athlete/employee/staff member to verbalize and become aware of their thoughts and processes during competition or work. This information is a springboard to improved thinking. The assessment is in the “No Judgement Zone.”  
  • It is common for the assessment ALONE to positively impact the athlete-employee-staff member.

NOTE on the assessment: If a team, business, or organization is struggling with a specific set of issues, the assessment can be customized to deal directly with those issues. These customized assessments are powerful and can prompt positive change quickly.

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Mental Strength Tools

  • Build rock-solid routines.  Learn how to change routines if they become stale.
  • Develop Visualization Techniques to include both positive outcomes and adversity. Better understand how and when to visualize.
  • Learn breathing techniques to relax. Gain a better understanding of the competitive advantage gained by relaxing during times of challenge.  Applies to EVERY endeavor.
  • Learn how to clear your head to compete or work.

Routine Evaluation

  • Learn how to improve or build rock solid routines.
  • Individual routines will be examined for effectiveness. What has happened recently AFTER these routines have been applied?
  • Routines are pliable and flexible. They can and should be modified occasionally.

Private Goal Setting & Coaching

  • 1 v 1 personal mindset training with Coach McGannon
  • HIGHLY ENCOURAGED for the full team or organization.
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The Lakeshore Animal Hospital

“Thank you, Coach McGannon. Your Basics Mindset Training was beneficial immediately. The day after, we were very short-staffed, with only two doctors, one of whom had multiple surgeries planned. I heard the staff recounting some of the concepts from your training the day before. The team came together. The day turned out great! Lakeshore Animal Hospital thanks you!”

~ Dr. Ingrid Hutchins

Dartmouth College Women's Golf Team

“Coach McGannon provides a terrific service. Thank you! We have a talented team; however, they have struggled with poor play and have been hard on themselves. Your approach righted the ship quickly! Our performances have improved significantly.”

~ Alex Kirk, Dartmouth College Women’s Golf Coach

Charleston Southern University Basketball Team

“Coach McGannon, thank you for sharing your wisdom on mental strength with our team. We know this training will help us, especially in tight games.”

~ Coach Clarisse Garcia, Head Coach Charleston Southern University (Coach Garcia played at Villanova)

West Catholic High School Football Team

“The mental strength tools our players learned from Basics Mindset Training have been a huge addition to our program. These principles are becoming routines and part of our daily best practices! We can’t wait to see you for our next meeting in August.”

~ Coach Landon Grove, West Catholic HS Head Football Coach

Rockford High School Women's Golf Team

“Coach McGannon, after your training, the girls finished 5th in the state championship. Jessica (our # 1 player) finished 3rd individually and was named to the Michigan Super Team. She shot 64 after our initial meeting with you!! Your training was instrumental in helping these players cope with adversity and poor outcomes. Thank you so much!! The assessment set the stage for them to address their weaknesses.”

~ Coach Scott Kruisenga, Rockford High School Women’s Golf Coach

Fruitport Varsity Softball

“Thank you, Coach McGannon. Softball is full of ups and downs, sometimes pitch by pitch. Your Basics Mindset Training was terrific! It helped the players stay in the moment, creating a sense of calm. We look forward to seeing you again soon.”

~ Coach Bob Dorman Fruitport Varsity Softball

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