News about Howard's clients and articles he writes about mindfulness and how to achieve greater levels of performance.
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Read MoreHoward Interviews LPGA star Mel Reid on her lifelong journey to be an LPGA Champion.
Read MoreOne week before she left for Royal Troon in August, Reid spoke with sports psychologist Howard Falco for the first time. She immediately felt comfortable with Falco, and opened up deep-rooted wounds she’d been reluctant to address.
Understanding her self-worth was at the heart of it.
“I think that has been a big issue for me,” she said, “whether I deserve stuff.”
So many events that have built up over time, Reid says, come pouring out now with Falco. They talk before and after every round. She needs someone to push her like that. Those who are close can already tell a difference in her mannerisms and state of mind.
I was interviewed by The USA Today about top mental strength for athletes during these unprecedented times.
Read MoreClient Carl Yuan had one of his best finishes of the year as the 22 year old took 3rd behind champ Adam Scott in the Australian PGA championship. The young rising Chinese star led after the second round and played very solid over the weekend to finish 3rd.
Read MoreTime to go get right,” he would say, and the big, burly, tattooed man would lumber out of the room and into the dugout, where Mark Campbell, the team’s director of mental conditioning, awaited him. Then came a chat on the top of the bench, or a slow walk around the warning track, a private conversation as important…
Read MoreToledo Kicker Jameson Vest kicked a 29 yard field goal in the win against Ball State to break a 30 year old record and became the all-time leading kicker for field goals made in a career with 69. Jameson has been working hard both physically and mentally for the last four years as a starter for Toledo Football.
Read MoreLA QUINTA, Calif. – On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong made one giant leap for mankind by taking the first steps on the moon. Thirty years later to the day, Charlie Reiter was born in Palm Desert, Calif.
Fitting, because Reiter, now 18, can launch a golf ball seemingly into orbit.
Reiter’s TrackMan numbers with the driver are out of this world for a teenager: A swing speed around.....
Read MoreEvan Longoria wins his career 3rd Golden Glove Award for his defensive work in the hot corner and sets a new record for most Golden Golves for a Rays player in franchise history.
Read MoreGolfer Rory McIlroy explained it clearly when asked what his key thoughts were on his way to winning the British Open and the third major championship of his career. "I wasn't thinking about the end result. I worked on staying in the process on every shot," is what McIlroy said. "I wasn't thinking about what it would mean or how many further clear it would get me," he continued. That simple ability to stay in the moment is one of the key factors that allowed him to play his final round in a state of the greatest peace and control, and hence allow his deepest talent and desires to be realized.
A present state of mind is incredibly valuable to an athlete or to anyone who is trying to bring forth his or her best when it matters most. The reasons are profound. Presence of mind produces
Read MoreThe last thing I imagined myself doing this summer was racing Porsches in Alabama. It just goes to show you how life's curveballs can come at any moment. An invitation from a friend turned into a life-changing experience. I discovered a sense of oneness in the last place I expected; behind the wheel of a 911 Carrera S at over 100 miles per hour on a real racetrack.
The Porsche Sport Driving School is at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Parkway about 30 minutes outside Birmingham, Alabama. World class instructors, incredible cars and two intense days learning about everything from braking and turning to shifting and sliding in the rain, put me in a mode where I was ready to test the limits of my faith in a high performance automobile.
One of the most profound things I realized in that incredible two days is how powerful an analogy high performance racecar driving is to life. The experience of driving simply compresses it into the hyper fast version of it.
The most important thing a racecar driver must know is exactly where they are headed. That's why each lap on the track naturally gets faster as the driver gets more confident with where they are going at each blind turn. One of the most critical things they teach you about driving at high speeds
Read MoreThe year was 1976 and the film Rocky made its debut on cinema screens all over America. The movie quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Thousands of kids and young adults were instantly inspired to try drinking a few raw eggs and getting up before dawn to run to get in shape like the great Rocky Balboa. Little did we know it at the time but the fitness and workout craze in America was being born, and by 1981 a cover of TIME magazine was devoted to this movement. In a few short years the fitness industry had become a multibillion-dollar industry with no signs of slowing down.
Improved muscle mass, leaner bodies and intense physical conditioning was the first big movement in the evolution of the modern day athlete. Thus began a trend in sports to find new ways to stay ahead of the curve and gain a competitive edge.
Read MoreWhat makes a champion? Is it heart, talent, preparation or a combination of all of these? Why do some break through to astonishing levels of athletic success and performance while others seem to have to fight to just get a glimpse of it?
Dustin Johnson's heartbreaking three-putt on the final hole of the U.S. Open to lose the championship to Jordan Spieth and finish second illustrates this exact point. He was over 96 percent successful in making putts inside of five feet before that fatal moment. Clearly him missing his four-footer for birdie and a tie had nothing to with physical ability or talent. He's made hundreds of these. What this grand moment really revealed was a deeper issue or limit coming to the surface. Hopefully for him a great learning experience for success yet to come. On the other hand, Jordan Spieth finished with a needed birdie that gave him a one-shot lead. There are simply some athletes or teams who rise to the moment and embrace it, and some, no matter how bad they want it, who simply aren't ready yet for a certain level of success.
The search for a formula to consistent winning has been a quest for many athletes and teams around the globe for years. What is the magic to putting it all together?
Read MoreTotal Mind Sports is the highest level of mental coaching or "Mindfulness" available to athletes and coaches today. An empowered mind helps you to realize your full potential and achieve breakthrough peak performance and results.
