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- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241

- Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info

- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos

- “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk

- Youth Initiative High School: https://www.yihs.net

- Fever Beach - Carl Hiaasen (book): https://www.amazon.com/Fever-Beach-Novel-Carl-Hiaasen/dp/0593320948

- Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV): https://tv.apple.com/us/show/your-friends--neighbors/umc.cmc.74o37kzay0yuuub8iumddjsg

- Mad Men (AMC): https://www.amcplus.com/shows/mad-men--1002238

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Powerful moment this week from Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open where he overruled a call and told the ump to give the point to his opponent instead. Amazing sportsmanship but also some big lessons for the rest of us—and a chance for me to rant a little bit. **Why don’t we hold our leaders to the same ethical standards as our athletes?** Anyway, click the link. Check it out. Let me know what you think. Enjoy! 

Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/bGbfTfu4Eow

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- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241

- Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info

- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos

- “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk

- Nightshade - Michael Connelly (book): https://www.amazon.com/Nightshade-Michael-Connelly/dp/0316588482

- Fever Beach - Carl Hiaasen (book): https://www.amazon.com/Fever-Beach-Novel-Carl-Hiaasen/dp/0593320948

- Ezra Klein Show: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-zeke-faux.html

- Creatine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013OSNWE

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Interesting one this week about the Talent Trap that parents and coaches fall into with young athletes. If you work with junior athletes or are the parent of one, especially if they’re serious about playing in college or beyond, you should definitely check this one out. Enjoy! 

Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qqq6FJnySMg

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- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241

- Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info

- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos

- “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk

- The Fallen Angel - Daniel Silva (book): https://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Angel-Gabriel-Allon/dp/006207315X

- Nightshade - Michael Connelly (book): https://www.amazon.com/Nightshade-Michael-Connelly/dp/0316588482

- Murderbot (Apple TV): https://tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot/umc.cmc.5owrzntj9v1gpg31wshflud03

- The Last of Us (HBO max): https://www.max.com/shows/last-of-us/93ba22b1-833e-47ba-ae94-8ee7b9eefa9a

- Andor (Disney Plus): https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-faba988a-a9f5-45f2-a074-0775a7d6f67a

- Bracket City (game): https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/

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Pete Rose had his lifetime ban from baseball reversed this week, posthumously, which means he’s now eligible for the Hall of Fame. It’s a controversial decision with many different aspects to think about for baseball and ethics in general. But the story also has some important mental game lessons for the rest of us that go right to the core of what it means to raise your inner game—and why we need to do it. This was an especially enjoyable one for me. I hope you enjoy it!

Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/-jm_BVDp-DY

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- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241

- Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info

- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos

- “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk

- The Fallen Angel - Daniel Silva (book): https://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Angel-Gabriel-Allon/dp/006207315X

- Andor - Disney Plus: https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-faba988a-a9f5-45f2-a074-0775a7d6f67a

- KungFury 2 (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDD6izSZInw

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I was reminded this week that pre-game anxiety is one of parents’ top concerns for their youth athletes, so I thought I’d offer some practical thoughts on things we can do to help. Enjoy!

Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/gOXC4FLIMRQ

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SHOW NOTES

- Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241

- Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info

- Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos

- “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk

- Aventura X (electric Vespa-style scooter): https://aventura-x.com

- Smoke Screen - Sandra Brown (book): https://www.amazon.com/Smoke-Screen-Sandra-Brown/dp/034096183X

- Conclave (movie): https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/conclave/umc.cmc.1fqibjngeelsbc5tiwq1xzjv

- Andor - Disney Plus: https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-faba988a-a9f5-45f2-a074-0775a7d6f67a

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A.J. Brown, Eagles wide receiver, made news last season reading a book on the sidelines during a game—“Inner Excellence" by Jim Murphy. It was fun to see, as a fellow author, but it also brought home for me a big problem with typical mental game training that’s actually super important to understand. If you’re looking for mental game training, you definitely want to check this one out. Enjoy!

Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/2J3AnJvxbt8

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