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H.A. Dorfman

Harvey Dorfman

Noted sports psychologist and sports psychology counselor .

H.A. Dorfman was a noted sports psychologist as well as a sports psychology counselor with the Scott Boras Agency. Recognized as a leading sports psychologist across the world, Dorfman was also a columnist and freelance journalist with articles appearing in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Miami Herald. He has authored three other books: The Mental Game of Baseball, The Mental ABC’s of Pitching, and The Mental Keys to Hitting.

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Coaching the Mental Game

Leadership Philosophies and Strategies for Peak Performance in Sports and Everyday Life

by H.A. Dorfman

Harvey Dorfman was one of the world’s leading mental training experts. Major League Baseball described him as a “pioneering sports psychologist.” He earned World Series rings as the mental skills coach for both the Oakland A’s and Florida Marlins. In this book, he covers the A to Z of mental discipline. Big Ideas we explore include Carpe momentum (seize the task at hand!), the peak performance cycle (approach + results + response), the blind men (and their elephant), and Percussus Resurgo (“Struck down. I rise again!”).

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Leadership & Peak Performance

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Carpe Momentum
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Execute the Task at Hand & High Five Mr. Mo

In our last couple +1s we created some momentum with Newton’s First Law. 🤓 Here’s another angle on the same idea. This is from Harvey Dorfman, who was one of the worl...

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Conquering Procrastination & Productivity

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Percussus Resurgo
#297

“Struck Down, I Rise Again!” (And Again.)

In our last +1, we had fun with a new Latin phrase introduced to us by Harvey Dorfman: Carpe momentum. Seize the moment! How? By executing the task at hand. And, in the process, create some powerful momentum. In his epic tome on Coaching the Mental Game, Dorfman walks u...

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Antifragility & Peak Performance

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You and Your Donkey
#306

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A Parable on Trusting Yourself

Have you ever heard the story about a guy and his son and their donkey? It goes something like this. A long, long time ago in a faraway land a man and his son set off to sell their donkey in a market several towns away. The boy hopped on the donkey and the father led the way. As t...

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Confidence & Purpose

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