How to Build Mental Strength, Confidence & Self-Belief with Sisters Erin Connor & Katie Wood
Wed Dec 17 2025
It's time to bet on YOU (yes, you reading this!) Sisters Erin Connor and Katie Wood are on a mission to inspire and equip athletes to build mental strength, confidence, and belief to grow through challenges and train their minds like they do their bodies to become the best teammates, athletes, and humans. Erin, a mental performance mastery coach, and Katie, an author and motivational speaker, are both former athletes, entrepreneurs, and moms (8!) They have experienced first-hand the benefit of training your mind, have seen it with their kids, and now thousands of athletes across the country they have reached with their journal and program Bet on YOU. Today, we dive in to:
How Katie found the power and peace through daily positive self-talk and gratitude What inspired Erin to become a mental performance mastery coach after her '15 year mistake' Why athletes are under so much pressure to perform and why their confidence drops as they grow up What confidence is & why it is something people can build and grow (spoiler: you're NOT born with it!) Strategies athletes can use to get 1% better each day, FAIL fast & move forward The science behind how the brain processes information, both good & bad Embracing life for the ups and downs How parents and coaches can support athletes in their positive self talk, gratitude practices, and mind growth To learn more about the Bet on YOU Mentality journal and program: betonyoumentality.com
Follow along on social: @betonyou_mentality
Follow along with Hannah on social: @_hannah.donnelly
To watch the episodes: NBC Sports Boston YouTube
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It's time to bet on YOU (yes, you reading this!) Sisters Erin Connor and Katie Wood are on a mission to inspire and equip athletes to build mental strength, confidence, and belief to grow through challenges and train their minds like they do their bodies to become the best teammates, athletes, and humans. Erin, a mental performance mastery coach, and Katie, an author and motivational speaker, are both former athletes, entrepreneurs, and moms (8!) They have experienced first-hand the benefit of training your mind, have seen it with their kids, and now thousands of athletes across the country they have reached with their journal and program Bet on YOU. Today, we dive in to: How Katie found the power and peace through daily positive self-talk and gratitude What inspired Erin to become a mental performance mastery coach after her '15 year mistake' Why athletes are under so much pressure to perform and why their confidence drops as they grow up What confidence is & why it is something people can build and grow (spoiler: you're NOT born with it!) Strategies athletes can use to get 1% better each day, FAIL fast & move forward The science behind how the brain processes information, both good & bad Embracing life for the ups and downs How parents and coaches can support athletes in their positive self talk, gratitude practices, and mind growth To learn more about the Bet on YOU Mentality journal and program: betonyoumentality.com Follow along on social: @betonyou_mentality Follow along with Hannah on social: @_hannah.donnelly To watch the episodes: NBC Sports Boston YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.