To achieve your goals in any sport you need to plan for success. The hard part is getting started and executing plans that bring you closer toward your goal.

When you fail to reach your sports improvement goals, frustration, anxiety, and self-doubt begin to creep in. Failure in reaching your goals may even give you thoughts of giving up your sport altogether (e.g. golf, marathon, etc.).

Sports hypnosis can help with goal setting, motivation, procrastination, concentration, anxiety, focus, self-confidence, etc. As Emerson, the great port, once said: "They conquer who believe they can" and Henry Ford said; "If you believe you can you will, and if you believe you can't you're right either way."

Sports hypnosis is so effective and powerful because it deals with the mind body connection.
For optimal performance in any sport, the mind and the body need to be in sync, fluid, and in harmony. The great athlete does not have to think about what he or she is doing, but just do it naturally.

Sports hypnosis is like a secret weapon. The majority of athlete have coaches and even special coaches for each facet of their sport or game. Vey few have a "mental coach" and this is where sports hypnosis makes a difference. Dr. Mulhausen tells his golfers, who utilize sports hypnosis that "hypnosis is like having a 15th club in your bag" (only 14 clubs are allowed).

Stress occurs when the demands tax or exceed resources, such as skills or support that the athlete has at his or her disposal. Stressors can be acute, chronic, or intermittent, and they can also be expected or unexpected.

Sports hypnosis is a very effective way to target symptoms of stress such as somatic (e.g. heart rate, respiration, muscular tension, etc.), behavioral (e.g. direct actions taken or not taken because of stress), and cognitive affective (e.g. worries, beliefs, apprehensions, and negative expectations).

Sports hypnosis involves getting the athlete to a heightened state of awareness, with relaxation of the body, where perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or actions can be changed through suggestion.

Smoking decreases stamina and performance, as muscles that get inadequate oxygen become fatigued more quickly.

Athletes who smoke tend to suffer from shortness of breath more often than nonsmokers, as their muscles and heart demand more oxygen that their lungs are able to supply.

Smoking keeps athletes from performing their best. Thus, all athletes need to quit smoking in order to maximize their athletic potential and performance. Many effects of smoking can be reversed when an athlete quits smoking.

The athlete's ability to tolerate exercise is decreased by smoking. Not only is the length of time an athlete can to exert himself decreased, but his maximal effort is significantly lower.

Smoking constricts the blood vessels and decreases the amount of oxygen delivered to the muscles, leading to premature exhaustion.

Smoking causes a decrease in lung capacity that will eventually cause an athlete to feel winded, or out of breath with less effort.

Smoking cessation is one of the best things an athlete can do to increase sports performance, endurance, and stamina.