My guest this week is Dr. Mitch Greene. Mitch is a sport psychologist and this is his third time on the podcast. This time we talked about his great new book, which I enjoyed reading, called Courage Over Confidence: Managing Mind Chatter and Winning the Mental Game (affiliate link). This is a great conversation for any competitive athlete, at any level—from doing weekend 5Ks to Olympic competition.

Topics we discussed included:

• What “mind chatter” is
• Mind chatter that comes in forms other than words (e.g., images)
• Where to focus attention, if not on mind chatter
• “Thinking small” in the big athletic moments
• Similarities and differences between courage and confidence
• Why Mitch’s approach is so helpful for athletes’ mental game
• The universality of anxious thoughts and mental chatter in competitive sports
• The application of these ideas beyond the sports domain

Mitch Greene, PhD, is a clinical and sport psychologist, who received his undergraduate psychology degree from Boston College and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Temple University.

Dr. Greene works primarily with athletes pursuing high-performance goals as well as coaches and athletic departments seeking to educate student-athletes on mental health and performance enhancement strategies.

Dr. Greene’s presentations and workshops have reached national and international audiences. His breadth of professional experience has made him a sought-after consultant to both individual athletes and high-performing coaches and teams.

Dr. Greene is married with three children and stays active running and cycling.