RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_453f5d09-fd7f-4ac9-90a4-0865c6be1295 -- Rendered At Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:37:23 +0000 MindCompete Mindset Messages https://redcircle.com/shows/mindcompete-mindset-messages en-US All rights reserved. Dennis Velasco | MindCompete MindCompete Mindset Messages are short, practical ideas for strengthening how you think, respond, and compete. Each message explores one idea drawn from the MindCompete Foundations of Competitive Performance, turning research, experience, and the bigger questions around competition into something you can consider and apply in about a minute. For athletes, coaches, leaders, and anyone interested in competing better in sport, leadership, and Life. 453f5d09-fd7f-4ac9-90a4-0865c6be1295 MindCompete Mindset Messages are short, practical ideas for strengthening how you think, respond, and compete.

Each message explores one idea drawn from the MindCompete Foundations of Competitive Performance, turning research, experience, and the bigger questions around competition into something you can consider and apply in about a minute.

For athletes, coaches, leaders, and anyone interested in competing better in sport, leadership, and Life.

]]> episodic no Dennis Velasco | MindCompete dvelasco@mindcompete.com false full The Confidence To Fail The Confidence To Fail Dennis Velasco | MindCompete Confidence isn't only believing you'll succeed. It's also knowing that if you fail, you can learn, adapt, and have the confidence to try again. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>Confidence isn&#39;t only believing you&#39;ll succeed. It&#39;s also knowing that if you fail, you can learn, adapt, and have the confidence to try again. For more, visit MindCompete.com.</p> b8888061-2c2e-4f8d-8d61-3411a4fd4a8e https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:17:35 +0000 55 false full We're Not Time Travelers We're Not Time Travelers Dennis Velasco | MindCompete Confidence doesn't require knowing what will happen next. We can't see the future, but we can trust our preparation and our ability to respond to whatever happens. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>Confidence doesn&#39;t require knowing what will happen next. We can&#39;t see the future, but we can trust our preparation and our ability to respond to whatever happens. For more, visit MindCompete.com.</p> b08aca32-9fdf-4d8a-8384-c65b98b5d457 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:16:31 +0000 53 false full Confidence Needs Evidence Confidence Needs Evidence Dennis Velasco | MindCompete Confidence is stronger when there's evidence behind it. Preparation, purposeful repetition, and fundamentals give us something real to trust when the opportunity arrives. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>Confidence is stronger when there&#39;s evidence behind it. Preparation, purposeful repetition, and fundamentals give us something real to trust when the opportunity arrives. For more, visit MindCompete.com.</p> 5b8f42d5-19e8-40a5-bec0-dec08112f989 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:15:31 +0000 56 false full The Method Can Change The Method Can Change Dennis Velasco | MindCompete Standards don't require rigidity. We can adjust the method, change the plan, and respond to new information without lowering the standard we're trying to uphold. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>Standards don&#39;t require rigidity. We can adjust the method, change the plan, and respond to new information without lowering the standard we&#39;re trying to uphold. For more, visit MindCompete.com.</p> d21a869e-431e-45af-8741-7c56dd79446e https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:13:48 +0000 54 false full Don't Just Say It Don't Just Say It Dennis Velasco | MindCompete It's easy to say something matters. Standards turn those words into behavior through the choices, habits, and actions we repeat every day. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>It&#39;s easy to say something matters. Standards turn those words into behavior through the choices, habits, and actions we repeat every day. For more, visit MindCompete.com.</p> fb981318-eb6d-4087-bbdb-e408a9fba889 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:12:51 +0000 58 false full A Goal Tells Me What You Think A Goal Tells Me What You Think Dennis Velasco | MindCompete A goal tells me what you want. Your behavior tells me something more important: the standard you're actually willing to live by in pursuit of it. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>A goal tells me what you want. Your behavior tells me something more important: the standard you&#39;re actually willing to live by in pursuit of it. For more, visit MindCompete.com.</p> e424da5f-881a-4885-abc4-9a85d74265c5 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:11:40 +0000 58 false full Strengths Need Self-Awareness Too Strengths Need Self-Awareness Too Dennis Velasco | MindCompete Self-awareness isn't only about finding weaknesses. Understanding what you do well - and when, why, and how those strengths help you - is just as important. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>Self-awareness isn&#39;t only about finding weaknesses. Understanding what you do well - and when, why, and how those strengths help you - is just as important. For more, visit MindCompete.com.</p> f90b56c2-b100-48ed-8e5a-5fcabfa2b159 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:09:51 +0000 60 false full Knowing Isn't Enough Knowing Isn't Enough Dennis Velasco | MindCompete Self-awareness matters, but recognizing something about yourself is only the beginning. The real question is what you choose to do with what you've learned. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>Self-awareness matters, but recognizing something about yourself is only the beginning. The real question is what you choose to do with what you&#39;ve learned. For more, visit MindCompete.com.</p> d1ff5417-ff24-46a9-8458-2d86ba143e23 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:08:49 +0000 61 false full Pressure Reveals Information Pressure Reveals Information Dennis Velasco | MindCompete Pressure can show us things about ourselves that comfort can't. Instead of judging what it reveals, we can use that information to understand ourselves better. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>Pressure can show us things about ourselves that comfort can&#39;t. Instead of judging what it reveals, we can use that information to understand ourselves better. For more, visit MindCompete.com.</p> 7c4cd2cd-e3b4-494f-9569-fca5c3cec594 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:06:12 +0000 61 false full You Are Also The Competition You Are Also The Competition Dennis Velasco | MindCompete Competition isn't always about beating someone else. Sometimes the opponent is who you were yesterday, and whether you can bring something better today. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>Competition isn&#39;t always about beating someone else. Sometimes the opponent is who you were yesterday, and whether you can bring something better today. <span>For more, visit MindCompete.com.</span></p> d0cd555f-2a10-4ca5-97e0-87c9d8378120 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:04:44 +0000 62 false full What Happens When We Don't Get The Result We Want? What Happens When We Don't Get The Result We Want? Dennis Velasco | MindCompete We all want the result. But the result comes after everything we can actually control: our preparation, effort, decisions, and response to the moment. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>We all want the result. But the result comes after everything we can actually control: our preparation, effort, decisions, and response to the moment. <span>For more, visit MindCompete.com.</span></p> 0b16123a-572a-4aa0-9eb3-587beb2cd2b8 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:03:18 +0000 55 false full Put Yourself In Position To Compete Put Yourself In Position To Compete Dennis Velasco | MindCompete Competing starts before the outcome. It means preparing, staying present, and putting yourself in position to give your best when the opportunity arrives. For more, visit MindCompete.com.

]]> <p>Competing starts before the outcome. It means preparing, staying present, and putting yourself in position to give your best when the opportunity arrives. <span>For more, visit MindCompete.com.</span></p> 6d09f682-83f6-445e-a185-cdf5f254b3e3 https://mindcompete.com/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:37:04 +0000 56 false