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These Track-and-Field Stars Explain How to Improve Your Focus and Elevate Performance Can you create a consistent, positive mindset to help propel you forward?

By David Meltzer

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Alya Alghamdi, an international track-and-field athlete, and Kevin Dilworth, a four-time national champion long jumper and track coach, discuss what it takes for people to build a consistent, positive mindset that helps to motivate and inspire them when things get tough.

Alghamdi, Dilworth and host of The Playbook, David Meltzer, chat about how to remain passionate while chasing your vision, the difference between "showing up" and "competing", and how to instill the "Want-to Factor" in the individuals you are coaching. The trio also discuss pain tolerance in sports and business, as well as how to maintain focus despite mounting pressure.

Related: Why This National Champion Marathon Runner Says It's Important to Slow Down

David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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