Sharon Ku, M.A.

Don't show up to prove, show up to improve.

The work works if you work it. It doesn’t work if you don’t. Mental skills are to be trained consistently, not thought about once and then peacing out. Consistency over time = results you’ll notice.

@Megan_Byrd23 Woooooo! I’m a bit late seeing this news, but congrats Megan! Well deserved!

Professor of the week? Let’s gooo... and finish strong on your last day of summer semester A! Our students, who are also athletes, get it done in the classroom and the field. #GATA

ben & Jerry’s statement is by far the best statement i have ever read

If you really want to make a change 👉you can’t just choose it today 👉you can’t just choose it when it’s popular 👉you can’t just choose it when it’s convenient You have to choose it EVERYDAY.

Be your own source of confidence. #sixwordsportpsych @SportwithoneS @jake_da_uce @apogeeMINDSET @Megan_Byrd23 @DrGilyMeir

"We aren't fit" is often really another problem in disguise. Eliminate all other potential factors before adding more or different conditioning work, especially in-season.

3 take-aways from #AASP2019 : 1️⃣ You’re never too good to get better. 2️⃣ The best practitioners are the best students—they never stop learning. 3️⃣ You can learn something from everyone, regardless of their experience or resume.

Lessons learned from Ken Ravizza: Observe & ask great questions. See things from different perspectives. Be uncomfortable. Be vulnerable & real. Go slow, be present. Put it out there. Go for it. This is where you need to be. #AASP2019’s most emotional & heartwarming session.

“If we are going to teach others about performance excellence, we (as consultants) need to pursue excellence for ourselves as well.” - Rich Gordin at #AASP2019 ... mike drop. 👏 👏 👏

Friday Facts! “Part of what makes us great at what we do is recognizing what we need to work on..” - R. Gordin #AASP2019 #AthletesMentalHealth

“This is a passion, what we do. It’s not a hobby.” -Richard Gordin in his Coleman Griffith Lecture

This lil researcher (and/or monster) created by Dr. Megan Byrd. Would not be the (aspiring) scholar I am today without her and her Research Methods A course. #DrByrdforAASPmentoraward

The Confidence Equation: Thoughts ➕Focus ➕Actions = Confidence. Your confidence is shaped by what you focus on, how you think, your beliefs, and your actions. What you think about, you focus on. What you focus on, you act upon. #BeyondGrit

If you’re attending #AASP2019, save the date for our international jamboree! And if you can’t make it, please consider taking a short survey embedded in the QR code. Let’s talk diversity and inclusion!

Tonight’s reflection: the difference minutes can make... Today, I was getting ready to leave for work when a friend heard about the bomb threat and texted me to see if I was okay. One day, the news will no longer be just news to you. Unfortunately, this is our reality now.

AD’s & Athletic Admin: There IS a difference between someone who does clinical mental work (i.e., psychologist, counselor) AND someone who does mental training (i.e., sport psychology consultant, mental performance coach). Different training and education, they’re not the same.

My local @Starbucks serving a side of truth with every order 💯 #FearOfFailure

Feeling, emotion, mood, affect. How do we sort them all out? Feeling can be cognitive or somatic & is usually temporary. Emotion is cognitive w/touch of spiritual. Mood is long(er)-term emotion, stickier. Affect is a trait/characteristic - how you tend to show up. Just my $.02!

For #SPChallenge, I’m expressing my gratitude to @Megan_Byrd23 for being such a kickass mentor. This is what passion for sport psychology (and research and teaching) looks like! @SportPsychHouse #TeaHouse (#sorrynotsorry to everyone I cropped out of the pic 🙃)