# Mondays With McVeigh

> Deep diving each week into basketball, mindset and mastery.

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## Posts
- [Defence Was Never Just Effort: How I Approach Improvement.](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/defence-was-never-just-effort-how-i-approach-improvement): Slow feet, skinfold tests, and turning pressure into play
- [With Less Sleep, I Do More of What I Love](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/with-less-sleep-i-do-more-of-what-i-love): A mattress on the floor, a pound of beef, and what a new dad learnt from an NBA vet
- [The Game Within The Game: Earning Trust And Losing Myself.](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/the-game-within-the-game-earning-trust-and-losing-myself): From last pick on the Adelaide baseline to being hugged as an early pick at Boomers camp, I spent a decade learning that earning trust isn't the same as knowing who you are. One phone call mid-Covid tore the two apart.
- [Confidence Isn't the Absence of Doubt](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/confidence-isn-t-the-absence-of-doubt): Twelve thousand fans rose. I missed everything. But the voice in my head was louder than the crowd.
- [Integrity Begins With The Toilet Paper Roll](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/integrity-begins-with-the-toilet-paper-roll): The inner work of holding a dream isn't glamorous. It's changing the toilet paper roll when no one's watching.
- [Want vs Need: The Difference Between Playing Free And Choking](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/want-vs-need-the-difference-between-playing-free-and-choking): My first NBA bucket, four minutes of need, and the one word that explains every time I've choked.
- [For The First Time In My Career, I Walked Into The Room And Felt Calm](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/for-the-first-time-in-my-career-i-walked-into-the-room-and-felt-calm): The media was crammed on the pathway waiting for Ben Simmons. I slipped past unnoticed, happy. For the first time in my career, I walked into a new room and felt like I belonged.
- [How I Navigated Fear, Doubt and Stress To Make the NBA](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/how-i-navigated-fear-doubt-and-stress-to-make-the-nba)
- [Why Your Hard Work Doesn't Translate To On Court Performance.](https://www.jackmcveigh.com/p/why-your-hard-work-doesn-t-translate-to-on-court-performance): Interviewing my skills trainer on how we structure my offseason!
- [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.