Tom Brady

Tom Brady, a prominent sports psychologist, asserts that the power of simple mindset changes is what leads to remarkable success.

Everybody starts somewhere, no matter how successful.

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Take, for example, Tom Brady. This is from the book Stay Sane in an Insane World, by Greg Harden,

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The Daily Stoic podcast by Ryan Holiday and Billy Oppenheimer’s newsletter.

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The University of Michigan's freshman year saw him rank seventh on the depth chart. His first game passing performance was a touchdown ball that went intercepted.

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He was so insignificant as a sophomore that he only had to do two reps per practice.

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Feeling demoralized and frustrated, he contemplated changing schools. He initially conversed with coach Lloyd Carr.

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Brady protested that the other quarterbacks receive all the reps.

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Don't worry, Carr told us the other players were doing their jobs. You can concentrate on the starter,

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second man, and others. Your actions are of no importance to you.

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