Vera Jo Bustos, commonly known as "Coach VJ" is an experienced keynote speaker and author. At her core, she is a mental performance coach specializing in helping athletes, coaches, and teams improve their performance through the mental game. Through her mental performance business, Mentality Solutions, Vera Jo has helped over 2,000 athletes take their mental game to the next level. Vera Jo utilizes her knowledge of performance psychology as a speaker to engage, motivate, and transform the mindset and approach of everyone in her audience. She received her BA in Exercise Science, BA in Sports Psychology, and MA in Human Performance from Adams State University.She has worked with professional athletes, coaches, veterans, surgeons, businesses, and business professionals. A highly sought-after speaker, she travels the country inspiring, motivating, and teaching the mental game to athletes, high-performers, teams, and coaches-of all ages, ability levels, and sports-at conferences, conventions, workshops, school assemblies, and 1-on-1 trainings.Vera Jo worked as an assistant basketball coach at Western Colorado University for two years and spent five years on the coaching staff at The University of New Mexico. Since 2012, she has implemented her knowledge of performance psychology by training the athletes at WCU and UNM on the mental game.Previously, Bustos had a celebrated basketball career at Adams State University (2007-11). A 3x College All-American, 2x All-Region First Team, 4x All-RMAC First Team, Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year selection, Bustos helped lead ASU to two consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and made it to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history. Her storied career led to a Hall of Fame induction in 2019-making ASU history once again-as one of the youngest inductees in school history at 30. Learn more at: www.VeraJoBustos.com & www.MentalitySolutions.com
"A Mindful Journey is an inspirational story that provides relevant
life lessons and applicable perspectives to give readers a
much-needed mental edge."
-Alan Stein Jr., author of Raise Your Game"A Mindful Journey is a
definitive 'chase your dreams' book that keeps you captivated from
tip-off to the final buzzer."
-Jim Afremow, Ph.D., bestselling author of The Champions Mind"A
Mindful Journey is truly a journey that elicits every thought and
emotion from the reader; it's relatable, heart-wrenching,
surprising, funny, challenging, and encouraging. Vera Jo opens up
her world to us in a vulnerable yet captivating way that makes it
hard to put this book down!"
-Ronald Nored, Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach, NBA"A Mindful
Journey is an extremely powerful story that is truly uplifting and
empowering. Vera Jo is a true winner and shares her unique
determination and authenticity with the reader on her journey of
transformation."
-Latricia Trammell, LA Sparks Assistant Coach, WNBA"Going through A
Mindful Journey with Vera Jo is truly inspirational. She tells us
and shows us that with a dream, hard work and faith anything can be
accomplished. Vera Jo made me feel like I was on this journey with
her. It is a true celebration of human potential, personal
excellence and what it takes to overcome self-doubt and
adversity."
-Alaura Sharp, Division I Women's Basketball Head Coach"Vera Jo
shares a riveting tale that transcends basketball; a story of not
only what it takes to realize your dreams, to become a professional
athlete but also what it takes to realize self-transformation and
leave a legacy of kindness, compassion, and gratitude."
-Michelle Kirk, Ph.D., Performance Psychology Consultant"A Mindful
Journey teaches us through Vera's experience how to build mental
toughness, how to stay in the moment and focused, and shows us the
beauty of how a life lived in the present can open you up to
amazing learning and growth opportunities. If you are a young
athlete who wants to understand the work (physical and mental) that
it takes to excel at your sport or in life read this book-but be
warned you may come away with a sudden urge to eat ice-cream."
-Valerie Alston, MA, CMPC, Master Resilience Trainer-Performance
Exert with Army Resilience Directorate
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