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Brad Yetman - Counsellor & Speaker

Helping people perform at their best in sport, work, and life. I am a former hockey player, and hockey coach, now working as a Canadian Certified Counsellor!

Supporting confidence, resilience, and mental wellbeing through evidence-informed counselling and presentations.

📍 Newfoundland & Labrador
💻 Virtual across Canada I also present to groups and sports teams discussing my personal and professional experiences relating to mental health and the use of mental skills!

09/28/2026

Monday Mental Edge 🧠 | #010

You are more than a result.

You make the team. You don't make the team. You get the grade you wanted. You don't. You have a great performance. You have a tough one.

When the outcome matters, it can be easy to let that result become a reflection of how we see ourselves.

But one result doesn't tell the whole story.

Making a team doesn't determine your worth.
Not making a team doesn't determine your potential.
A difficult performance doesn't erase all the work you've put in.
A setback doesn't define where you're going.

Results can give us information.

What worked?
What didn't?
What can I learn?
What's my next step?

Celebrate the wins. Learn from the setbacks. Keep moving forward.

Let your results inform you—not define you.

That's your Mental Edge. 🧠

09/17/2026

🎥 A thought on uncertainty…

Coming back to this weeks Monday Mental Edge and something I’ve been hearing a lot lately is how uncomfortable uncertainty can be.

A new school year.
A tryout.
A new team.
A new job.
A difficult conversation.

We can spend a lot of energy trying to predict what’s going to happen—or trying to make sure everything works out exactly the way we want it to.

But sometimes, we just don't know.

And that's okay.

Instead of asking:

“How do I make sure this works out?”

Try asking:

“How do I want to show up for whatever happens?”

You may not be able to control the outcome.

But you can control how you prepare, how you respond, and what you do next.

You don't need certainty to move forward.

Sometimes, you just need to take the next step. 🧠

09/14/2026

Monday Mental Edge 🧠 | #009

Pressure is part of life.

A tryout. A test. A presentation. A big game. A difficult conversation. A decision that matters.

When something matters to us, it’s normal to feel some pressure.

Sometimes we think the goal is to make that feeling disappear.

But what if the goal was to prepare for it instead?

Expect that pressure might show up.
Know what you can control.
Have a strategy to reset.
Focus on your next action.

And remember: feeling pressure doesn't mean you're not ready. Sometimes, it means something matters.

Mental skills aren't just for when things go wrong. They’re skills we can practice before we need them.

You don't need to eliminate pressure to perform well.

You can learn to respond to it.

That's your Mental Edge. 🧠

Have a great Monday!

09/10/2026

A new school year. A new season. New routines. New expectations.

And for many people, tryouts are right around the corner.

Transitions can bring excitement, but they can also bring pressure and uncertainty.

Maybe you’re wondering if you’ll make the team.
Maybe you’re adjusting to a new school or schedule.
Maybe you’re trying to balance school, sport, work, friends, and everything else life brings.

It can be easy to get caught up in everything that might happen.

So instead, ask yourself:

What can I control?
What expectations am I putting on myself?
Am I giving myself time to adjust?
Am I preparing for pressure, or expecting everything to go perfectly?

You don't need to have everything figured out right away.

Focus on the next step.
Give yourself some room to adjust.
Prepare for what you can influence.

Whether it's a new school year, a tryout, a new routine, or simply a new chapter in life, mental preparation matters too. 🧠

09/09/2026

Wednesday Wisdom 🧠

A new school year. New routines. New responsibilities. New expectations.

For some, this time of year brings excitement.

For others, it can bring uncertainty, stress, or pressure.

Will I fit in?
Am I going to keep up?
What if I don't do well?
What if I can't handle everything?
What if things don't go the way I hoped?

We often put a lot of focus on how people are performing—at school, at work, in sports, or even in our personal lives.

But there can be a lot happening beneath the surface that we don't always see.

Sometimes we get so focused on helping people succeed that we forget to ask how they're actually doing.

As parents, coaches, teachers, leaders, and support people, we don't always need to have the perfect answer.

Sometimes, creating a space where someone feels comfortable saying “I'm struggling” is enough to start an important conversation.

Performance matters. But so does the person behind the performance.

As we head into a new school year and a new season of life, be curious with those around you, and learn to provide support in a non-judgmental way.

08/31/2026

**Monday Mental Edge 🧠 | #008**

Over the last two weeks, we’ve talked about getting stuck in the past and getting caught up in the “what ifs” of the future.

Today’s Mental Edge brings us back to where we actually have influence:

**Right here. Right now.**

**Be where your feet are.**

This is a strategy I come back to often in my presentations and in my work with athletes and high performers.

When pressure rises, our attention can quickly move somewhere else — replaying the last mistake, worrying about what comes next, or trying to anticipate every possible outcome.

Grounding ourselves in the present doesn't make the pressure disappear.

It gives us a chance to **respond to the moment we're actually in.**

Take a breath.
Notice where you are.
Bring your attention back.

Then ask yourself:

**“What do I need to focus on right now?”**

You don't need to solve yesterday.
You don't need to figure out tomorrow.

**Be where your feet are.**

That's where your attention can have the most impact.

08/24/2026

Sometimes our minds get caught up in everything that *might* happen.

*What if I make the wrong choice?*
*What if things don't work out?*
*What if something goes wrong?*

It’s natural to want certainty. We want to know how things will turn out before we take the next step.

But the truth is, sometimes we simply **don't know yet.**

And that's okay.

Instead of trying to solve the future, try coming back to what’s in front of you.

**What do I know right now?**
**What can I control right now?**
**What can I do right now?**

You don't have to have all the answers today.

**Get out of the “what if?” and into the “what now?”**

And hey! If it is tough getting out of the what if, have you ever thought "what if it goes well?"

Have a great Monday. 🧠

08/17/2026

Sometimes we get caught up in what already happened.

The mistake we wish we could take back.
The conversation we keep replaying.
The opportunity we wish we had handled differently.

It’s okay to look back. There’s often something there for us to learn.

But we don’t have to stay there.

Take what you can from the moment, give yourself some grace, and then bring your attention back to what’s in front of you.

**What can I do from here?**

You may not be able to change what happened, but you can still choose what comes next.

**Look back to learn. Look forward to act.**

Have a great Monday. 🧠

08/12/2026

Wednesday Wisdom 🧠

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to deliver 8 presentations and speak with athletes about mental wellbeing, confidence, authenticity, and performance.

But some of the most meaningful moments don’t happen during the presentation.

They happen afterward.

The athlete who stays behind to ask a question.
The conversation that starts because there's a sense of safety created.
The realization that someone else has experienced the same thing.
The lightbulb moment of how a skill can help in sport and every day life.

Those conversations are a reminder that creating space to talk can be just as important as the information we share.

That’s what Wednesday Wisdom is about — sharing the lessons, conversations, and reminders that can help us navigate sport, work, and life a little better.

Most times the most important part of the conversation happens after the presentation.

08/10/2026

Our feelings can be powerful.

Anxiety can make us want to avoid something.
Frustration can make us want to react.
Fear can make us want to step back.

And sometimes, those feelings are telling us something important.

But a feeling doesn't always have to make the decision for us.

We can acknowledge what we're feeling, get curious about where it comes from, and give ourselves space to choose how we want to respond.

That doesn't mean ignoring our emotions.

It means learning to feel and listen to them without letting them lead every time.

This week's Monday Mental Edge is a simple reminder:

❤️ **Feelings are information, not instructions.**

Pause.
Name it.
Get curious.
Choose your response.

What might change if you gave yourself a little more space between **what you feel** and **what you do**?

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