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At BLND's Performance Division, our certified Mental Performance Consultants (CMPC) are dedicated to enhancing performance across all facets of life.

At BLND's Performance Division, our certified Mental Performance Consultants (CMPC) are dedicated to enhancing performance across all facets of life.

We partner with a diverse range of individuals and groups, including athletes and performers of all ages and skill levels, high school sports teams, parents, organizations, and companies. Our core mission is to improve performance by integrating cognitive skills, recognizing that "performance" extends far beyond traditional domains—encompassing sport, academics, professional endeavors, interpersonal relationships, fundamental life skills, leadership, and many more.

Our work focuses on empowering athletes and other performers to cultivate skills that foster consistent high-level performance and a profound enjoyment of their craft. This encompasses a broad spectrum of challenges and goals, such as:

  • Developing strategies to accept that nerves aren’t necessarily unhelpful and optimize focus under pressure.

  • Real confidence isn’t always “feeling” like you will succeed; it’s a process of action, commitment to skill mastery, distress tolerance, and improvement where the feelings are a byproduct of the process.

  • While outcome goals, performance goals, and SMART goals are great, they can often lack the “why” and level of commitment toward that goal and a hyperfocus on the goal itself. Values provide a way of harnessing attention in the present, on controllable behaviors and decisions that are goal-oriented.

  • Providing mental tools to cope with setbacks, maintain motivation, and accelerate the return to peak performance.

  • Guiding individuals through significant life and career changes, including transitioning out of sport, moving to higher levels of competition, or navigating tryouts for elite teams.

  • Assisting aspiring college and professional athletes in preparing mentally for the recruitment process.

  • Offering support and strategies for managing difficult relationships with coaches and teammates.

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Achieving these goals involves a multifaceted approach.

A significant portion of our collaborative work centers on helping performers reframe their relationship with their internal experiences—their thoughts, emotions, and physiological responses. We guide them in intentionally directing their attention in a manner that is performance-relevant, grounded in the present moment, and generally within their sphere of control.

We firmly believe that the cornerstone of effective mental performance work is a strong, trusting relationship between the CMPC and the client. To that end, we maintain an open-door policy, welcoming any questions, concerns, or dissatisfactions about our work together at any time. Your feedback is invaluable in ensuring a productive and supportive partnership.

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Our expertise extends across various performance domains

We provide support and training to individuals at all ages and levels of experience, from developmental stages to professional echelons. These domains include:

  • Sport

    Working with athletes, coaches, athletics directors, and parents to optimize athletic performance and foster enjoyment, consistency, and high level skill development throughout the sporting experience.

  • Exercise

    Supporting individuals across all activity levels in achieving their fitness goals and maintaining motivation.

  • Tactical

    Assisting military personnel, firefighters, and police officers in maintaining peak performance under high-stress conditions.

  • Performing Arts

    Empowering dancers, actors, and musicians to overcome performance hurdles and express their artistry fully.

  • Business

    Collaborating with executives, C-suite leaders, and teams to enhance leadership, productivity, and team cohesion.

  • Academic

    Guiding students through challenging academic pursuits, including medical school, law school, entrance exams, and board examinations.

  • <autoplay speed=5></autoplay>“Thanks for helping me become a better player and person. I truly believe it helped my game overall to perform more consistently and be present, especially in crucial situations and under lots of pressure!”

    — Professional Men’s Hockey Player

  • “John has worked with my team as a whole and with a number of players on an individual basis. I too work with and seek coaching, leadership and performance guidance from John. He’s basically part of the team. I can confidently say that John has impacted our team’s results, our culture and our overall experience playing/coaching. We are better competitively and our players are better teammates, students, and community members on our campus.”

    — College Women’s Soccer Coach

  • “Engaging in mental performance training has allowed me to confront my own internal critic and face the fears that hinder my athletic performance. John taught me how to align my actions and goals to my values. Now, I experience improved focus, boosted confidence, and better control over anxiety, making a significant difference in both my sport performance and personal well-being.”

    — Women’s Division 3 Soccer Player

  • “For years and years in my gymnastics career, I would perform perfectly in practice, but I found it incredibly difficult to translate that to competitions. I could physically do what I needed to, but I would overthink and screw myself up on the simplest of things. Eventually, I tried mental training. Despite my initial skepticism, it actually worked; I was finally able to perform to the best of my abilities and even qualified for finals at Nationals!”

    — Men’s Division 1 Gymnast

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