The Journal That Trains Your Mind
Like You Train Your Body.
Write It. Believe It. Achieve It.
Your daily system for focus, confidence, and peak performance.
Mental framework to compete at your highest level.
Ultimate Sports
Mindset Journal
(ebook)
By John Novak & Theresa Novak
The Ultimate Sports Mindset Journal ebook by John Novak and Theresa Novak is a daily structured journal that builds the mental habits of champion athletes one day at a time. Based on the Boomerang Effect methodology, the same framework used by Olympians, NRL premiers, and LPGA Tour winners, this journal gives athletes a systematic daily practice for developing the mindset skills that determine performance in competition.
Research consistently shows that athletes who journal regularly about their mental performance improve faster than those who only work on the mental game during formal coaching sessions. The act of writing forces clarity, builds self-awareness, and creates accountability for the mindset habits that produce results. This journal structures that process with daily prompts designed specifically for competitive athletes.
Each daily entry covers reflection on the previous session or competition, goal-setting and intention for the next one, confidence affirmations, and the specific Boomerang Effect mental habits that John Novak has identified as the most impactful for elite athletic performance. Used consistently over a season, this journal produces measurable improvements in confidence, composure, and competitive consistency.
ISBN 978-1-925409-41-3
Ultimate Sports Mindset Journal (hardcopy)
By John Novak & Theresa Novak
The Ultimate Sports Mindset Journal hardcover edition by John Novak and Theresa Novak is a premium physical journal for athletes serious about building a champion mindset daily. Beautifully designed and durable enough for the demands of an athlete’s life – in the gym bag, on the road, at training grounds and competition venues, this hardcover journal is built to last a full competitive season and beyond.
Based on the Boomerang Effect methodology, the daily journal structure guides athletes through the specific mental habits that produce consistent peak performance: setting daily intentions, reflecting on training and competition, tracking confidence and emotion patterns, and reinforcing the positive mindset habits that separate champion athletes from the rest.
The hardcover edition is the most popular gift choice for athletes, coaches, and sports programs. It makes an exceptional end-of-season gift, a pre-season investment for serious athletes, or a daily training companion for any competitor committed to developing their mental game alongside their physical preparation.
ISBN 978-1-925409-39-0
What This Book Covers
- Champion confidence: quotes from
world-class athletes on self-belief - Resilience and adversity: the mindset
of comeback champions - The Boomerang Effect: what you put
out is what you get back - Motivation and best self: quotes on
finding your deepest sporting purpose - Team and culture: the collective
mindset of championship teams
- Focus and presence: performing in the moment
- Hard work and commitment -the champion’s relationship with effort
- Olympic and World Championship mindset quotes
- NRL and AFL champion mindset quotes
- Golf, swimming, and individual sport champion mindset quotes
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BE the Champion: World Class Golf Mindset (ebook)
By John Novak & Theresa Novak
The complete golf mindset guide used by LPGA Tour players, world-ranked amateurs and club golfers across 15+ countries. John and Theresa Novak share the same proven strategies that helped Grace Kim win the Evian Championship 2025, Wendy Doolan Evian Masters 2004, Ella Scaysbrook 3rd US Amateur. Golfers using these strategies report an average handicap reduction of 2-8 shots.
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Mindset services.
ISBN 978-1-925409-28-4
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Sports Mindset Collection
(ebooks)
By John Novak & Theresa Novak
The complete Champion Sports Mindset digital bundle – the Ultimate Sports Mindset Book, Sports Assessment Tool and Sports Emotion Mastery Cards in one package. Everything an athlete needs to build a champion mindset, available instantly as a download. Used by athletes across football, golf, swimming, cricket, NRL, AFL, basketball, and 50+ other sports worldwide.
BE the Champion: World Class Sports Mindset (ebook)
By John Novak & Theresa Novak
John & Theresa Novak’s flagship sports mindset book. Everything they teach elite athletes distilled into one powerful guide for competitors at every level. Covers confidence, focus, resilience and emotion management and much more, giving athletes a clear, step-by-step system for a world-class mindset. Trusted by Olympians, NRL players and professional athletes worldwide. A must-read for any athlete serious about reaching their true potential. Check out our Sports Mindset services.
ISBN 978-1-925409-29-1