It Got Me Thinking...

By Dan Mickle | Mental Performance Coach

It Got Me Thinking is an essential newsletter designed for athletes, parents, and coaches, providing valuable strategies and resources for optimizing mental performance, unlocking potential, and achieving peak athletic success.

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IGMT 003: What I Learned After Ignoring 5 Reminders

Hey Reader! I recently forgot a doctor’s appointment, even though they sent me five reminders. Notifications have become such a constant in our lives that, ironically, they seem to have lost their urgency. It’s as if the very thing designed to help us stay on track is now part of the noise we’ve learned to tune out. ...and that got me thinking. We live in a world of constant reminders. Our phones buzz, our watches ping, and even our email systems throw pop-ups at us—all in an effort to keep...

about 5 hours ago • 3 min read

IGMT: 002

Hey Reader! I was driving the other week when Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin” (1989) came on the radio. The strange part is that my mind went right to another song—David Lee Roth’s “Just Like Paradise” (1988). The strange part is that it always happens with those two songs. And, of course, it got me thinking….. I know it is a strange thing to take a lot of time and energy to waste on, but I wanted to explore this deeper. After a few days, the answer randomly came to me. Back in the early 90’s, I...

12 days ago • 5 min read

IGMT: 001

Hey Reader! Today marks the start of a new year, 2025. And well, that got me thinking. In recent years, I have struggled with content creation. I felt like I always had a great start to a story or video, but never enough that was worthy of your (my audience's) attention. I can’t tell you how many podcasts, videos, and blogs have gone in the recycle bin in the last year, solely because I felt like I was wasting your precious time. My goal has always been to provide value in exchange for the...

22 days ago • 6 min read