Conducted the first independent sports seminar ever for the Kingdom of Bahrain. Presented the Game within the Game for Sports to 130 athletes, coaches and administrators. Seminar was so successful I have been asked to return in May of 2014 to present the Game within the Game to the Bahraini Business and Financial Community.

1st Independent Sports Seminar in Bahrain

I believe the concept of “scholar athlete” it is of critical importance as a role model for today’s youth. For over 35 years, I have striven to be that role model. I have written or presented over 30 papers on sport psychology, soccer and the environment.  I have written a book on sports psychology (The Athlete Within You) released July 2011.  My first paper was delivered at a National Convention on Stress Management.  At 25 years old, I was the youngest presenter at the conference.

Authored - The Athlete within You- a mental approach to sports and business

I consulted with a world class decathlete and helped prepare him for the Moscow Olympics. He used what I taught him to increase his point totals in seven of his ten events. He achieved a 21% performance improvement in > than 1 year, a phenomenal increase for a world class athlete already at the top of his game. We lost contact over the years, but he recently found me because he wanted to thank me for what I did for him 30 years ago. I have worked with many other World Class & Professionals.

Working with an Olympic hopeful

Training the 4th ranked US figure skater for eleven months to prepare her for the World Championships was a real challenge.  For a grueling eleven months I coached her to acquire the necessary skills of mental toughness and unwavering determination to handle the stress of international competition. I taught her to cope with the pressure of her competitors and her coach. She won the Bronze Medal.  She earned a spot on the US Olympic Team. 

Training for the World Championships

I served on two companies Board of Directors, Served as Director of Environmental Affairs for ten years and Directed the business development for 3 other companies. During this time I ushered in a new era with the first battery recycling permit in California and Alberta Canada. With another environmental company I took over a territory rated last within the company and in one year was tied for fist in Revenue.

Business Development

Trained a  15 year old figure skater.  He was technically great, but inconsistent.  By utilizing relaxation training and cognitive behavioral intervention exercises, I taught him to stay relaxed and stress free even during tough competition.  I also trained him on how to utilize his emotions to portray feeling on the ice without loss of focus. He won the World Jr. Championship at 16.  He later became a two –time World Champion and went to the Olympics.

To become a World Champion

I have taught and coached at four universities. I was fortunate to be able to develop my own curriculum for training new coaches. Ever a believer in grass roots community development, I created a community-based course on the Psychology of Coaching that I used as a community outreach program in rural Wyoming and Colorado. My students voted me as their favorite instructor.  The success of my course and the honor the students bestowed upon me is particularly meaningful.

Teaching in College

Married to the same person for 38 years. She is a teacher. Three great boys. One is a Veterinary Technician doing research in a hospital. One just graduated with a degree in Physics and mathematics and the youngest is a budding director in the film industry attending Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

Raised a Wonderful Family

Played College Football (DI) and College Soccer (D3). Played professional soccer for a season as well. 

Athlete

Graduate Assistant working with athletes on UVA teams;  soccer, football, softball, swimming & diving, track, basketball and baseball.

Graduate Assistant supervising student teachers and teaching activity courses.  Training professional and world class athletes including the Denver Broncos.

Began using relaxation training to assist athletes with performance.  Used it to help older adults learn to swim.

National Speakers Association

Mental Training Inc.

Redmond Keynote Awards Dinner LQ.mp3

This is an e-book version. This is not a Kindle, it is provided through d-boostore in England. This is an illustrated version.

e-book of The Athlete Within You- A Mental Approach to Sports and Business

When it comes to being successful how well are you playing the Game within the Game? Want to be a World-Class Athlete in your business and personal pursuits? The same core principles (e.g. Motivation, Confidence, Relaxation, Visualization) that make stars of committed athletes, apply to developing true business acumen and success. Do you understand the difference between external and internal motivation? Do you know how to apply the right kind of focus to achieve goals? Do you have what it takes to stay the course in the tough spots and in the 11th hour? Ultimately, if we are too succeed with more control and under stress, we must learn that it is more important to be able to push our own button, than to rely on others to do it for us.  Mental self-mastery has been the focus of Mike Margolies work as a coach, counselor, teacher, trainer, sport psychology  and performance consultant for over 30 years.  Athletes from professional football to elite level figure skating and every sport in between have been seeking out Mike Margolies as the Sport Psychology and Performance Consultant he is for over three decades for his expertise in helping them become masters of the mental game. He was training professional and elite athletes before he was twenty-two and has helped guide many to world championships and even the Superbowl. In the last 35 years, Mike has coached almost 2000 athletes, taught at four Universities and completed research at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.  “By finding the inner athlete in all of us, whether we're on the field or court, on the mountain, in the water, or simply in the boardroom, Mike challenges athletes, sports enthusiasts and entrepreneurs alike to find their inner game and strive for their personal best.  Knowledge, teamwork, focus, and determination, are definitely what it takes to compete in today’s rapidly evolving business climate. Survival of the fittest is the mantra for best business practices as well as athletes.  Steven Kinsbursky, President Kinsbursky Brothers Inc.” Beyond working with high-level athletes, Mike has helped nationally recognized companies build great sales and project teams with the help of the same types of strategies he has used in working with sports teams. “The Athlete within You” is for all of the athletes and businesses out there working to achieve more, by using psychological skills training for success. Mastering the Mental Game is what it takes and what this book is all about. Mike Margolies can be found at www.themental-game.com, Twitter @TheMentalGame and on Facebook.  Edited by: Deborah Drake Cover by: Jon Knight

The Athlete within You: A Mental Approach to Sports and Business

Imagery Orientation and Student Perceptions of Instructional Events

Imagery Orientation in Elite Level Figure Skaters- United States Olympic Training Center

Mike Margolies Will Help You Not Choke When it Counts so You Can Perform Like the Champion that You Are.
Mike Margolies specializes in emotional intelligence and the mental game that challenges us every day. Having worked extensively with professional and elite athletes for over three decades, Mike has helped thousands of people just like you incorporate the mindset of a champion. Whether you are building a new team or helping your current team enhance performance, Mike has a program that will help you get there.
Leadership, Teamwork, Attitude, Stress Management and Goal Achievement are just a few areas that are impacted when you conquer the challenges of your Mental Game.
Mike has trained professional and elite athletes as well as helped guide many of them to World Championships, the Super Bowl and now the world Cup. To be your best, you have to master your Mental Game. But do you know how to play the game? As an internationally known writer, speaker and presenter, he himself is a former high school, college and professional athlete. He is the author of "The Athlete within You": A Mental Approach to Sports and Business, and is available for your corporate talks, seminars, workshops as well as individual executive and management training.
Be Bold, Do Good, Change Lives
Mike will show you how to play the Game within the Game, revealing the Athlete within You! As a Certified Mental Trainer®, Sport Psychology Consultant, Author, Radio Host, and Professional Speaker. The Athlete within You is waiting to emerge. Maybe you just need to learn the rules. Let Mike show you how you can win your mental game.


This was from a presentation I made a few years ago to Washington Youth Soccer. I wanted to show the interrelation of the mental game and everything that goes on during play. My son was a physics major at Montana State University  (just graduated (2011) so job offers accepted here). It was a good presentation. People were surprised how I could relate chaos theory to the mental game. 

Chaos, zones and imagery in soccer

Game within the Game- Intro to Mental Training

Emotional Intelligence

Mental Toughness

Sport Psychology

Mental Training in Business & Sports

Team Building

Leadership

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Mike's Blog

The Athlete within you on Amazon

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The Game within the Game

Emotional Intelligence in Hockey

The Athlete Within You

Mental Toughness in Soccer

Mental Training is not a luxury, it is a necessity!

Are you familiar with the game within the game? It’s the game we play by ourselves and the one we play against each other. It’s about what we tell ourselves preparing for, during and after any competition. It’s about self-confidence, stress management, concentration, goals, visualization and motivation. The game is one we play with ourselves to best prepare for the game that takes place on a field or other venue. How we play this game determines how we play the one on the field or in the office.

The Game within the Game- Emotional Intelligence in Sports and Business

There is an athlete within you.  They are just waiting to get out.  It may be for an actual athletic or sport event.  It might be in the business world.  But whatever world it is in, I am quite sure of one thing.  The athlete within you is just waiting to get out; and it may be that there is only one thing stopping them.. and that is YOU!! ================= 
What can you do when The Athlete within You doesn't want to come out and play? We all have this vibrant athlete inside us. Let them out!

Great Sports Teams have always had great General Managers. 

If you head a project, a business unit or the entire company you want that title of GM of the Year, because it means your efforts are creating meaningful relationships, products and reputations. 

Team Building for Businesses, Non Profits and Direct Sales Organizations. 
Let me show you why the sports world offers you great insight into how your organization can function at the highest level even under pressure. Great teams and GM’s cr

Is Your Life Ambition to be GM of the Year? - What Team Building in Sport offers the Business World

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Figure Skating Coach

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Gangbanger turned athlete

Mental Coach, Sport Psychology Consultant, Author and Public Speaker, Radio Host

Brief recounting of the story of the Old Man. This is part of a presentation I did for NSA NW.

The Old Man Story

Opening of a keynote presentation for the Game within the Game. A mental approach to business learned from the world of elite sports competition.

What kind of Quarterback are you?

I was a failed athlete at every level; High School, College and Professionally. My failures created a passion to help others not be disappointed by what they...

Be Bold, Do Good, Change Lives

People like bears can set limitations. Hear a story about a bear and a young gymnast.

The Bear Story

Mike Margolies is a dynamic, cutting edge performance enhancement speaker, author and Sport Psychology Consultant. He speaks about Leadership, motivation, me...

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