Instincts vs. Strategy: Balancing Intuitive Play with Game Planning

Instincts trump strategy, period. Coaches obsess over game plans, but it’s the athletes with raw, unscripted intuition who often snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Yet, dismissing the strategic groundwork that shapes champions would be a mistake as colossal as ignoring the gut instincts that define them. The real magic happens at the crossroads […]

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Counterpoint: Working Hard is the Easy Part

There is a school of thought that says success is all about blood, sweat, and tears. While it’s true nothing worth having comes easy, it’s also true that doing the hard work to become successful is much easier than figuring out what work you need to do. In other words, hard work is just an […]

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The Three Types of Performance Goals that Drive Growth

A performance goal defines how you will measure and track the performance level you must reach to achieve an outcome goal you want. So, if you want to win a competition, you must set performance goals that relate to what it takes for someone in your situation to win. To define this level of performance, […]

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