Monthly Archives: July 2026

Marty Fischer joins Dawn Grant on Clay Mastermind: Mental Excellence and Industry Insights for a conversation on Sporting Clays, wing shooting, course design, target setting, instruction, mental focus, and the growth of the clay target industry. Marty is one of the most experienced voices in shotgun sports, with decades of work as a Sporting Clays course designer, shooting instructor, television host, outdoor writer, and consultant. He is the founder...

If you need the win, you lose the joy. In this video, I share one of the most important truths about performance, healing, success, relationships, and everyday life: when you need the outcome to prove something about your worth, identity, safety, or value, the experience gets heavy and joy starts to disappear. A lot of people are not just trying to do well. They are trying to prove. Prove they matter. Prove they are enough. Prove they are ahead. Prove...

Effective communication is not only about choosing the right words. It is about the energy, clarity, and emotional stability you bring into a conversation. Many people struggle to communicate well not because they do not care, but because stress, self-doubt, and emotional overload interfere with their message. This is where mental training becomes a powerful tool. Mental training helps strengthen the inner skills that support healthy communication...

What blocks you can build you. In this video, I share one of the most powerful truths about healing, performance, adversity, and personal growth: the hard thing is not always only there to stop you. Sometimes it is also there to strengthen you. A setback can become a stepping stone.A mistake can become material.A hard season can build something deeper.A block can become part of the path forward. The difference is often found in the meaning you attach...

Strong communication is not built on talking alone. It is built on listening well. In fact, many communication problems begin not because people are unwilling to speak, but because they are not fully hearing one another. Mental training can help change that by improving presence, attention, and emotional regulation. Listening sounds simple, but it requires discipline. Many people listen while preparing their response, defending themselves internally...

The Silent Thief is stealing your life while you are still living it. In this video, I share one of the most powerful truths behind stress, comparison, performance, peace, and personal freedom: so much of what people feel about their life is not being created by their life itself — it is being created by the invisible comparison their mind keeps running against someone else’s life. This is the mechanism I call the silent thief. It shows up when: you...