# Mondays With McVeigh > Deep diving each week into basketball, mindset and mastery. This file provides information about Mondays With McVeigh to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [I Built A Community Around The Exact Thing That Was Causing My Suffering.](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/i-built-a-community-around-the-exact-thing-that-was-causing-my-suffering): I'm killing the phrase "pursuit of excellence" - [How I Rewired My Brain To Perform Under Pressure](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/how-i-rewired-my-brain-to-perform-under-pressure): I was a choke artist. Now they call me a closer. - [Distance Creates Distance](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/distance-creates-distance): The story of Austin, and what ambition took from me - [Why Grinding Alone Is The Biggest Lie In Sports](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/why-grinding-alone-is-the-biggest-lie-in-sports): For three years I trained in secret, hiding from teammates and coaches, certain I'd become the best alone. It nearly ended my career. This is what changed. - [Even The Greek Gods Fall To The Danger Of Unbalanced Ambition.](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/even-the-greek-gods-fall-to-the-danger-of-unbalanced-ambition): He made the most beautiful things in the universe. The gods still laughed at him. Here's what I learned from his story. - [Why The Game Speeds Up When You Need To Perform Most (And How To Slow It Down) ](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/why-the-game-speeds-up-when-you-need-to-perform-most-and-how-to-slow-it-down): I Spent a Decade Working on Myself. The Real Answer Was Outside Me. - [Grief, Resentment, and Leaving Home At Fifteen](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/grief-resentment-and-leaving-home-at-fifteen): A Noah Kahan song gave me permission to feel not alone. This is about being the one who left, and what it costs. - [The Trap of Becoming What You Do](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-trap-of-becoming-what-you-do): I scored 22 against a ranked Purdue team, but it only led to disaster. - [By Trying to Belong in the NBA, I Lost Myself](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/by-trying-to-belong-in-the-nba-i-lost-myself): I thought making the NBA would fix me. Instead, I abandoned everything that got me there. - [The Story in Your Blood (What Aragorn Taught Me)](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-story-in-your-blood-what-aragorn-taught-me): Some stories go deeper than childhood. Some were already there before you arrived. I learned this watching Aragorn. - [The Child Within: Why You've Never Felt Good Enough](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-child-within-why-you-ve-never-felt-good-enough): I've read the books. Done the therapy. And after winning MVP, the first thing I felt was relief. - [The Hero's Journey: How Rock Lee Helped Me Survive College Basketball](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-hero-s-journey-how-rock-lee-helped-me-survive-college-basketball): The same story has been told for thousands of years. Here's how to use it. - [How I Used Neuroscience and Stories to Help Me Enjoy Basketball Again](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/how-i-used-neuroscience-and-stories-to-help-me-enjoy-basketball-again): The story that almost ruined basketball for me - [How Mindfulness Was My First Step To Success](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/how-mindfulness-was-my-first-step-to-success): I was sitting on a blue couch at 11pm, dreading tomorrow's game. Something had to change. - [How to Build a Scorer's Mentality](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/how-to-build-a-scorer-s-mentality): I used to attack without thinking. Then I started thinking without attacking. - [Why I Have Never Felt Like I Am Enough](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/why-i-have-never-felt-like-i-am-enough): I've achieved everything I dreamed of. The voice still whispers: not enough. - [The art of improving](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-art-of-improving): Most people work hard and don't get better. Here's what actually works. - [What Chasing My Dream Actually Gave Me](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/what-chasing-my-dream-actually-gave-me): Chasing a dream—regardless of outcome—builds a life worth living. - [How I stopped crumbling under pressure](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/how-i-stopped-crumbling-under-pressure): Handling pressure isn't something you're born with. It's something you build. - [The Skill That Helped Me Keep Chasing My Dream When All Hope Was Lost](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-skill-that-helped-me-keep-chasing-my-dream-when-all-hope-was-lost): Why Long-Term Thinking Changed Everything - [Failing, Frustration and Dangerous Expectations in 2025.](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/failing-frustration-and-dangerous-expectations-in-2025): What 2025 Taught Me About Chasing Goals - [Flow, Fatherhood, and 47 Points](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/flow-fatherhood-and-47-points): I wasn’t chasing 47 points. I was present enough to let the game come to me. - [I Wasn't Built by Wins](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/i-wasn-t-built-by-wins): Becoming the Person Who Can Hold a Dream - [I Failed This Week. My Best Wasn’t Enough.](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/i-failed-this-week-my-best-wasn-t-enough): Failure doesn’t show weakness. It shows the next step in your evolution. - [The Edge Between Breaking Down and Breaking Through](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-edge-between-breaking-down-and-breaking-through): I’m trying to understand whether feeling overwhelmed is a flaw... or the exact place where growth is happening. - [The Best Game of My Career — And the Power of Letting Go](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-best-game-of-my-career-and-the-power-of-letting-go): The harder I tried, the tighter I got — until Daoism showed me a different way to play. - [The Beautiful Absurdity of Not Feeling Good Enough](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-beautiful-absurdity-of-not-feeling-good-enough): Sometimes we chase so hard we forget to breathe. Absurdism reminds me it’s all just a game.