Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Specifically designed for the WPI Swimming and Diving team, this transformational workshop invites student-athletes to take a bold leap into personal and collective growth. Rooted in the values of Togetherness. Self-belief. Resilience. participants will learn to embrace challenges as opportunities to elevate performance both in and out of the pool. Through mindset coaching, student-athletes will develop powerful self-talk and reframing skills to turn obstacles into breakthroughs. This session highlights the impact of contributing to something greater than oneself. Whether leading by example, offering encouragement, or standing strong on the toughest days, every student-athlete's role is essential. Your presence is not only seen and heard...it's deeply felt, shaping the energy and success of the entire team.

This REFRESHER will be focusing on: clear and impactful communication, the strength of momentum, leadership, embracing a growth mindset, deliberate choices that foster confidence and camaraderie, and intentional energy channeling. She will emphasize and reinforce the WPI ENGINEERS Football Team Values: TRUST/ACCOUNTABILITY/TEAMWORK during the interactive session.

This high-impact session will challenge the WPI Football team to own their power and lead with unwavering confidence, while reinforcing the ENGINEERS Football team values of Trust. Accountability. Teamwork. These student-athletes will learn to overcome hesitation and self-imposed pressure by commanding their inner fire...stepping into decisive action with clarity and courage. Recognizing the weight of emotional, mental, and physical battles each player faces, this opportunity creates a space to build resilience, composure, and determination. Through dynamic, interactive activities, teammates experience the power of collective energy...firing each other up on the sideline and fueling a relentless drive both on and off the field.

Throughout this interactive workshop, Ashley will be focusing on: effective leadership skills, emotional/mental/physical Grit, internal connection, committing to something greater than yourself, creating high performance habits, language/action alignment, creating a culture of positive authentic energy, the contribution of personal improvement impacting overall team dynamic, patience, how you "show up" matters, self-talk, courage, staying positive when being tested, the little things that make a big difference, facing challenges/embracing opportunities, turning setbacks into comebacks, building a strong support network and reflecting on experiences to foster growth. The WPI ENGINEERS Football Team Values: TRUST/ACCOUNTABILITY/TEAMWORK will be emphasized and reinforced during the strategically planned individual, partner, small group, and full team activities.

The Shine Initiative and NTQ will be joining forces to present an interactive informative assembly/workshop session focused on: recognizing early signs of mental health struggles, enhancing overall performance, strengthening coping skills, building resilience, managing everyday life stressors, the power of influence, being a supportive teammate, how the little things are...the big things, confidence, self-talk, body language, understanding the body-mind stress response and that you are a part of something greater than yourself. These student-athletes will be provided with tools to help them push through the emotional, mental and physical limits/pressures they so often put on themselves not only as student-athletes but in all aspects of life.