Mental Fitness Matters

Let Yourself off the hook and free yourself from expectations. Expectations, expectations, expectations. Do you guys ever feel like there are so many expectations out there, whether the ones we put on ourselves or the ones we perceive that are put on us? Unmet Expectations, whether the ones we put on ourselves or the ones we put on others and ... Read More The post Letting Yourself Off the Hook | MFM 69 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #47 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Mastering productivity tips, if you’re finding it difficult to get things done and being a little more productive, you’re not alone and today’s show is for you. I am going to share some practical tips on mastering productivity, that you can hopefully implement today. We all would like to find better and easier strategies to increasing our motivation and productivity, ... Read More The post Mastering Productivity Tips | MFM 68 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #46 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

It is pretty safe to say that Student Athletes all over the country will forever remember 2020! This is a year for the books !! From the COVID-19 pandemic, Social injustice and this year being an election year, this year has been challenging for everyone, especially our youth. How are they handling it? What is the mindset around their impact ... Read More The post Cultivating Mental Resilience for Student-Athletes with Katie Pate | MFM 67 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #45 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Let’s get into today’s show as we are talking about Gratitude and Thankful Thoughts with Melissa Neader and Patrick Reynolds. It’s important to recognize that everything that we deal with as a country that it can be very easy to fall into a place of “Why” and questioning all the things that have happened, what’s going to happen, being fearful ... Read More The post Being Thankful and Showing Gratitude | MFM 66 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #44 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Our brain is a muscle and it’s the most complex organ in our body. Just like your muscles, training your brain increases its strength and its performance. If your brain is operating at its peak, you can achieve more faster, and with greater accuracy. Think about how that would impact you personally. If your brain was performing at its peak, ... Read More The post The Achiever Brain Training Series – 3. Want to Achieve, Here Is the Plan | MFM 65 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #43 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Brain training while Watching a Movie shows how we can train our brain for peak performance through a process known as neurofeedback by simply watching a movie. Neurofeedback, also known as brain training or neuro-training is the direct training of the brain waves. So neurofeedback measures brain activity and it helps you make more or less of certain brain wave ... Read More The post The Achiever Brain Training Series – 2. Training while Watching a Movie | MFM 64 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #42 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

I am kicking off part 1 of a 3 part series that I’m calling the Achiever Brain Training Series. As many of you know if you’ve been listening to the show, and for those who are listening for the very first time, my passion is around mental performance and helping people perform at their best and that starts with the ... Read More The post The Achiever Brain Training Series – 1. The Training Trick | MFM 63 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #41 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Navigating a path to true happiness with Pierre Wooten. Facilitate access to former collegiate athletes beyond sports when thriving in trasnsitions. With the collaboration Players Beyond the game, an amazing non-profit organization, whose mission is to further the dialogue helps to raise awareness, and facilitate access to tangible resources to support the well being and mental health of former collegiate ... Read More The post Thriving in Transitions: Navigating a Path to True Happiness with Pierre Wooten | MFM 62 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #40 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Have healthy aging staying sharp, the older we get, the more concerned we become about our physical bodies and our brain health. The reality is the rate at which we age is determined by a wide variety of lifestyle factors that are within our control. I have Dr. Michelle, Stowe Ong, who is a board-certified internist with a special interest ... Read More The post Healthy Aging Staying Sharp | MFM 61 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #39 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

If we could learn to deliberately practice a positive strategy that would allow us to stop and shift our energy and focus, that could give us the momentum we need to get us unstuck and focused forward. What if you created a MINDSET OF DELIBERATE PRACTICE… WATCH VIDEO The post Get Unstuck by Shifting Your Energy and Focus | MFM 60 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #38 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

It is necessary to keep Athletes connected through networking and community. I remember as a former college athlete at Wake Forest University, all I thought about was my sport. But what about life after sports? What’s next, are you prepared, connected, mentally fit to withstand the reality of not being in that locker room again, not being recognized as an ... Read More The post Keeping Athletes Connected Through Networking And Community | MFM 59 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #37 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Watch Celebrity Talent Manager Frederick Whitaker’s Mental Fitness Journey interview if you’re an entrepreneur or anyone out there with a dream, vision, or passion, or maybe you don’t know what you want to do yet, you’re going to want to stay tuned in as I have an amazing guest today and I know his story will inspire you to focus ... Read More The post The Mental Fitness Journey of Frederick Whitaker, a Celebrity Talent Manager. | MFM 58 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #36 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

WSIC SHOW: MENTAL FITNESS MATTERS with Host Tracy Alston | How To Emotionally Prepare For The New School Year when it’s pretty safe to assume that majority of schools have reopened and everyone is getting settled in and returning to what we all will consider our New Normal we still have to recognize with the new normal comes changes and ... Read More The post How to Emotionally Prepare for the New School Year | COVID-19 | MFM 57 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #35 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Covid-19 signs and strategies to cope with mental distress when everywhere you turn, every headline you see, COVID-19 and it’s impact on mental health is on the rise. Many are experiencing increased stress, fear and worry as they are faced with the realities of the unknown.   • Why mental health matters?• What mental health is?• Am I ok? How ... Read More The post COVID-19 and Mental Health, Signs and Strategies to Cope (Part 2/2) | MFM 56 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #34 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Everywhere you turn, every headline you see, COVID-19 and it’s impact on mental health is on the rise. Many are experiencing increased stress, fear and worry as they are faced with the realities of the unknown.   • Why mental health matters?• What mental health is?• Am I ok? How to recognize the signs• Coping strategies to support your mental ... Read More The post COVID-19 and Mental Health, Why It Matters? (Part 1/2) | MFM 55 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #33 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

Kids Learning from Home show is perfect for you as I have an awesome guest joining me today and we are going to be talking about learning at home! And providing you with some tips and strategies for creating a successful environment while learning from home.  Before I introduce my guest for today! If you are tuning in for the ... Read More The post Learning from Home | MFM 54 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #32 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance.

With all the things that are going on, emotions for everyone can be all over the place. We need to have a conversation and dialogue  Emotions are a healthy and natural part of being human, it’s part of who we are. We are born to feel a spectrum of core emotions such as anger, fear, joy, sadness, excitement, and disgust.  ... Read More The post The Benefits of Expressing Emotions | MFM 53 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #31 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance .

Increase self-awareness to find your passion and purpose. The post Find Your Passion and Purpose by Increasing Self-Awareness | MFM 52 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #30 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance .

The power of intentional thinking and how you can learn how to reduce stress and anxiety by being intentional with your thoughts. How you start your day, dictates everything else. If you can become intentional about owning your mornings and creating a process of purpose you will notice a big difference in every area of your life.  A process that ... Read More The post The Power of Intentional Thinking (PART 3/3) | MFM 51 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance .

The power of intentional thinking and how you can learn how to reduce stress and anxiety by being intentional with your thoughts. We choose what we focus on and in the ability to choose, if we are being intentional it allows the opportunity to decide what we want to think about at that moment. That decision can have an instant ... Read More The post The Power of Intentional Thinking (PART 2/3) | MFM 50 appeared first on Tracy Alston | Optimize Your Mental Performance .