by Paul Schienberg, PhD An article (“How Insults Spur Success”)  from The New York Times’ Jobs Section, page 9, October 16, 2011, as told by  Peggy Payne and written by Patricia R. Olsen, shared a story that is relevant to all of us, and more specifically, athletes. A quote from the article is a good place to begin. “At 62, I’m still [...]
Published on: 18th October, 2011
By Paul Schienberg, PhD So, I decided to watch Monday night football yesterday. After trying Channel 7, I remembered Monday night football was on ESPN. I spent about three hours watching the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets butt helmets. It was not a pretty game except for a cornerback, Revis, a few throws by [...]
Published on: 17th October, 2011
By Paul Schienberg, PhD A fan’s loyalty to a sport franchise builds like any loyalty to specific product. You wonder why a team that abandoned a City still maintains loyalty from its fans. Yes, many are angry at being left. Many other fans are in shock. But for many other fans, they are remain emotionally [...]
Published on: 9th March, 2010
Dr. Paul Scheinberg appeared with TJ McCormack back in February 19, 2010 to discuss the Tiger Woods situation. You can listen to the whole interview below. [audio:http://www.psychedonline.com/mp3/TJ-021910.mp3]
Published on: 3rd May, 2009
By Paul Schienberg, PhD My brother, Mark, plays out of the Muttontown Country Club on Long Island. On January 13, of 2007, he and I set out on a journey that would result in him playing as an amateur golfer in the Bob Hope Pro-Am Dessert Classic in Palm Springs. Mark had never played in [...]
Published on: 8th May, 2007
Roger Clemens flew into Yankee Stadium this past week to save “Gotham” from total disaster. He arrived without notifying his best friends – Pettite, Jeter, Posada – fellow pinstripe teammates. He hovered in the box over the crowd that was watching a day time baseball game. During the seventh inning stretch, Roger grabbed the microphone [...]
Published on: 24th April, 2007
With Paul Schienberg, PhD At The 2007 Bob Hope Pro-Am Dessert Classic Jesper Parnevik hit an extremely large number of golf balls with one club. He was clearly trying to work out something that he didn’t like in the morning practice round. Jesper looked frustrated with each shot, even though from this amateur golfer’s point [...]
Published on: 21st April, 2007
By Paul Schienberg, PhD Thousands of middle school football games get played across the country every weekend. Coaches and players spend hours trying to figure out ways to beat their opponents. Teams sometimes run up winning scores so that contracts are renewed, scholarships are offered, and players will be rewarded with gifts of all kinds. [...]
Published on: 21st April, 2007
With Paul Schienberg, PhD AN EXPERIENCE AT THE DRIVING RANGE ENLIGHTENED ME. I KEPT HITTING THE BALL OFF TO THE LEFT. I AM A LEFT HANDED GOLFER. AN INSTRUCTOR STANDING TO ME ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING WRONG. I SAID, “SURE.” HE TOLD ME, YOU ARE NOT SWINGING THROUGH [...]
Published on: 21st April, 2007
With Paul Schienberg, PhD At the end of the third round of the 2007 Bob Hope Dessert Classic in Palm Springs, Cameron Beckman and I had a chat about the mental side of his golf game. He had just finished hitting a hundred or so balls on the practice tee. Cameron was very accessible and [...]