Your Mind Is the Game Changer: Why You Need a Mental Skills Coach Now
The brain orchestrates every element of performance. Mental skills training and mental performance coaching, which is grounded in sport and performance psychology, is essentially strength and conditioning for your mind (White House Sports Psychology, 2024). Scientific literature consistently shows that psychological skills such as imagery, self-talk, emotional regulation, and attentional control can be systematically developed to enhance performance (Lonsdale et al., 2024; Šoková et al., 2025). A 2018 meta-regression of peer-reviewed studies demonstrated that psychological skills training and behavioral interventions significantly improve both behavior and performance (ScienceDirect, 2025). These findings emphasize a clear message: mental skills are not abstract concepts.
Mental skills are measurable, trainable capacities. Your mind is adaptable. Your internal responses can be conditioned. Your performance can evolve.
About the Author
Dr. Chantale Lussier, Ph.D, MPC
Dr. Chantale Lussier, Ph.D. is a mental performance coach and consultant, the podcast host of Rising aHead, and the Founder and CEO of Elysian Insight.
She has worked with hundreds of nationally and internationally-ranked competitive, elite and pro athletes (CFL, NFL, NHL), performing artists, business leaders, as well as military and emergency-service professionals (police, fire, first responders, etc).
She is committed to elevating minds and cultures of excellence by optimizing mindset, coaching mental skills, teaching mental health literacy, and supporting high performers achieve breakthroughs, peak performances, as well as healthy and successful career transitions.
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