Let's Go Mental!

Barbara Cortella
  • 4.8 (22)
  • Parenting
  • Updated Weekly

Mental training is not just about becoming tough. It is about learning how to work with your thoughts in a way that helps you grow. In Let’s Go Mental we train together the skills you need, you will find your own different angle, and incorporate it into your lifestyle so it becomes part of who you are, your identity. We will build your persona first, and performance will come! Because everything is trainable! I am Barbara, Family and Mental Performance Coach. I am Italian and you will love my accent!

  1. 1d ago

    Confidence is Built through Action.

    What if confidence wasn’t about feeling sure you can do something, but about trusting yourself enough to act even when you don’t feel sure? In this episode of Let’s Go Mental, we look at confidence from a different angle. Confidence is built through the beliefs you create about yourself and the evidence you collect through action. They all leave clues about who you are and who you are becoming. The goal isn’t to wait until you feel confident enough to act. Grab your journal and ask yourself: What have I already accomplished that proves what I am capable of? Then look at what you are working on right now. What actions can you take today that will give you another piece of evidence? Start scanning for the evidence instead of waiting for the feeling. Because confidence is a habit built through action, strengthened by evidence, and sustained by the beliefs you choose to practice every day. Build your persona first, and performance will come. Contact me for more: b_cortella@yahoo.it

  2. Sep 7

    Comparison. From Judgment to Feedback.

    We are constantly told, “Don’t compare yourself to others.” But what if comparison itself isn’t the problem? Athletes compare playing time, rankings, teams, opportunities, skills, results, college commitments — and social media gives us even more opportunities to look at what everyone else is doing. Comparison is natural. The difference is what you do with the information you collect. You can use someone else’s performance as proof that you are not good enough… or you can use it as feedback. In this episode of Let’s Go Mental, I offer a different angle on comparison: instead of using it to judge your worth, learn how to use it to identify the skills, habits, and actions that could help you close the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Someone else’s performance can help you improve, or it can determine your worth. It is on you to decide how you use it. Comparison can become feedback. Feedback can become a roadmap. And that roadmap can help you grow. Contact me for more: b_cortella@yahoo.it

  3. Jun 18

    WorldCup Mini series: The Danger of Complacent

    One Mindset lesson from the FIFA World Cup 2026. Messi scored a hat-trick at 38 years old. Most people will talk about talent. I see a different lesson. The danger is not failure. The danger is becoming comfortable after success. Whether you're an athlete, a leader, or a professional, success can quietly convince you that what worked yesterday will automatically work tomorrow. It won't. Growth requires the same curiosity, preparation, and discipline that created the success in the first place. What is one thing in your life or work that you've started taking for granted? #Leadership #HighPerformance #MentalPerformance #GrowthMindset #TheDifferentAngle

    WorldCup Mini series: The Danger of Complacent

  4. Jun 17

    WorldCup Mini Series: The Different Angle

    One Mindset lesson from the FIFA World Cup 2026! Persistence vs Resistance. Sometimes the skill that changes the game is looking at things from a different angle. Where in your sport or life do you need to change perspective and find a different solution? Contact me if you want to know more on how to do it! B_cortella@yahoo.it

    WorldCup Mini Series: The Different Angle

  5. Jun 5

    The Clarity Loop.

    As another school year and sports season come to an end, most athletes immediately shift their attention to summer plans, camps, vacations, training sessions, and the next goal. But before moving forward, there is something powerful in taking a pause. Every season creates a loop. There is a beginning, a period of growth, challenge, learning, and performance, and then there is an ending. If we don't intentionally close that loop, we risk carrying unfinished thoughts, habits, beliefs, and lessons into the next season. In this episode, we explore a different angle of clarity, end-of-season clarity. The kind that helps athletes understand what happened, recognize who they became, let go of what no longer serves them, and create direction for what comes next. Using seven powerful reflection questions, this episode invites young athletes, and their parents, to slow down, celebrate growth, identify what needs to stay behind, evaluate their environment, and intentionally design the person they want to become before the next season begins. Clarity is understanding yourself well enough to choose your next direction. Reflection Questions: 1) What am I proud of becoming this year? 2) What part of me grew this year? 3) What do I need to leave behind? 4) Was the environment where I spent most of my time helping me thrive? 5) What version of me needs to stay and what part needs to go away? 6) What qualities do I want to develop next? 7) What parts of myself have I not explored yet? Remember: Sport is a wonderful teacher—but only if we stop long enough to listen to the lessons. Contact me to have the worksheet: b_cortella@yahoo.it Everything is Trainable. ⚡️

  6. May 28

    Compound: What you Repeat, You Become.

    Celebrating my 50TH EPISODE with you! Thanks for We often look for the big moment: the win, the goal, the perfect game, the selection, the breakthrough. But what builds an athlete is not the big moment, it is what happens before it: the small repetitions, the invisible work, the habits, the recovery, the self-talk, the response after mistakes, and the way we keep showing up when the result is not visible yet. In this we celebrate the power of the compound effect in sport, parenting, and life. Compound means that what we repeat grows, and this is valid both ways: confidence can grow, but doubt can grow too. Discipline can grow, but excuses can grow too. Trust can grow, but pressure can grow too. This episode explores three simple but powerful questions for athletes, parents, and coaches: 1) What am I repeating every day? 2) Is what I repeat building me or limiting me? 3) Who am I becoming because of it? Because mental training is not only about performing better in the big game. It is about building the person behind the performer, one choice, one habit, one reset, and one conversation at a time, till they become habits. In this episode, we talk about: How small repetitions shape confidence, trust, and identity.Why confidence is built before the pressure moment, not during it.How athletes may compound doubt, excuses, frustration, or pressure without realizing it.Why parents also compound the emotional environment around sport through repeated questions, reactions, and car-ride conversations.How sport becomes a laboratory for life when we focus not only on results, but on who the athlete is becoming. What you repeat, you become. Want to know more and build your new identity? Email at b_cortella@yahoo.it

  7. May 14

    Beliefs. From Fixed Ideas to Trainable Tools.

    Most people don’t realize they’re not thinking thoughts—they’re running beliefs. And those beliefs quietly shape everything: your performance, your confidence, your reactions, your identity, your limits. In this episode of Let’s Go Mental, Barbara breaks down how beliefs are formed, why they feel like truth, and how they can silently cap your potential in sport, school, and life. You’ll hear why phrases like: “I’m not good enough”“I always mess up under pressure”“I’m not that kind of player”…aren’t truths at all—they’re learned mental patterns. And more importantly, you’ll learn how to start changing them. Key ideas:Beliefs are not born—they’re builtYour environment installs your mental “defaults”Repetition turns thoughts into identityLimiting beliefs close doors before effort even beginsEmpowering beliefs expand performance under pressureAwareness is the first step to change“Everything is trainable—including beliefs” Takeaway:You don’t need to “just believe in yourself.” You need to notice what you already believe—and decide if it deserves to stay. Reflection question: What belief have you been treating as truth… that might just be repetition? Contact me for more info: b_cortella@yahoo.it

  8. Apr 24

    Breathwork. Your Built-In Reset Button.

    This is a special episode and a collaboration with my daughter, Aurora. In the ?take your kids to work day' we built this episode together...maybe the beginning of a collaboration???? Breath is something we do automatically… but very few people actually know how to use it, or use it. In this episode, we explore Breathwork as a performance tool, not just a relaxation technique. Because breath is the fastest way to influence your state (mentally and physically) in real time. When pressure rises, your breathing changes. And if you don’t control it, it starts controlling you. This episode will help you understand: Why breath is the bridge between body and mindHow your nervous system reacts under stressWhy breathwork is a pillar of performance (not just wellness)When to use breath to calm down, focus, recover, or re-energizeTwo simple breathing techniques you can start using immediately Breath is always available. The question is—are you using it with intention?

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Mental training is not just about becoming tough. It is about learning how to work with your thoughts in a way that helps you grow. In Let’s Go Mental we train together the skills you need, you will find your own different angle, and incorporate it into your lifestyle so it becomes part of who you are, your identity. We will build your persona first, and performance will come! Because everything is trainable! I am Barbara, Family and Mental Performance Coach. I am Italian and you will love my accent!

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  • Creator
    Barbara Cortella
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    56
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Let's Go Mental!