Coach Ben Carnes: The Prime 5 Tools You Must Have to Succeed

Ben Carnes, owner and founder of Mental Training Plan in Indianapolis, IN, joins Pro Mindset host Craig Domann. Ben also has his own podcast “Coaching Minds Podcast.” Ben is a mental performance coach, a high school football coach (Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach), mental coach for a high school golf team and he has elite clients at the professional, college and high school level. He has been a teacher and coach for 13 years. He has his MEd with a specialization in athletic coaching, a program which covered topics ranging from sports psych to anatomy and biomechanics. Ben Carnes is not a psychologist and does not work with athletes who have diagnosable disorders, instead his focus is on helping athletes take what science can tell us about how our brains and bodies respond to pressure situations to develop tools that will help them perform better on the field, court, course, diamond, track, etc. His focus is on giving elite athletes tools they can use and put into practice to deal with things like stress, anxiety, pressure, motivation, etc. before they become a problem that requires the services of a doctor or psychologist.Ben shares with Pro Mindset host Craig Domann the 4 traits he looks for in a QB:•Leadership•Decision-Making•Toughness•FundamentalsCraig asks Coach Carnes how he decides on a QB if he has 2 or more that are similar in the above four traits. Coach responds that he then utilizes competition and tracking of results to break the tie.Coach Carnes shares with Craig the Prime 5 Tools to Succeed you must have to be successful and they are:•Confidence•Focus•Control Your Body’s Physical Energy•Optimistic Perfection•Motivation and MindsetCraig and Ben dive deeper into each of the Prime 5 Tools and talk about the practical application of the Prime 5, particularly related to game performance, performance failures, and development of the Prime 5.If you play sports and need to develop a plan to overcome failure, i.e., you play golf and want a plan for overcoming bad shots, this is the podcast for you!