Beyond the Scoreboards: Performance, Resilience & Growth with Gina Tucci
Release Date: 03/05/2025
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info_outlineIn this episode of Connecting with Purpose, we’re joined by Gina Tucci, founder of Beyond the Scoreboards, licensed counselor, and mental performance coach. With a lifelong passion for sports and athletic competition, Gina helps athletes, coaches, executives, and teams overcome mental roadblocks and elevate their performance.
Drawing from her background in sports psychology and mental health counseling, Gina creates customized programs that build resilience, shift mindsets, and enhance peak performance. She specializes in equipping high performers with mental fitness tools to manage pressure, navigate transitions, and gain a competitive edge.
As the former Director of MindCode at Resilience Code in Denver, Colorado, Gina developed a program to address clients’ mental health and performance challenges. She holds a certificate in sports psychology from Seton Hall University, along with Master’s and EdS degrees in counseling.
Her own journey—overcoming performance anxiety, learning to detach from expectations, and developing resilience—has profoundly shaped her work. She believes in the power of visualization, self-awareness, and a growth mindset to help individuals thrive in sports, business, and life. With years of experience working with elite athletes, coaches, and corporate leaders, Gina is the perfect guest for Season 3 of Connecting with Purpose, where we explore the intersections of sports, business, and personal growth.
Key Takeaways:
— Visualization & Mental Strength: How Gina’s early experiences with deep breathing and visualization shaped her career in sports psychology.
— Shifting from a Fixed to Growth Mindset: The importance of embracing discomfort, pushing limits, and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth.
— Resilience & Adaptability: Why high performers must detach from expectations and stay present to overcome challenges.
— Navigating Transitions: How purpose and self-awareness can help athletes and professionals successfully pivot into new roles.
Gina’s insights offer a roadmap for developing mental toughness, embracing change, and transforming pressure into a tool for success—whether in sports, business, or life.
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