While it’s true a great coach can make a big difference to a young athlete’s development, a great coach can’t overcome bad parenting. On the other hand, a great parent can overcome a bad coach. Every youth coach wants to believe they are the reason a young athlete develops into a superstar. However, when a […]
Potential has nothing to do with your past. While it may seem that your past can limit or increase your future, that is only perception. For example, if person 1 has a degree from an Ivy League school and person 2 has a degree from a community college would you say person 1 has more […]
Psychologist Albert Bandura in his preeminent book Self-Efficacy defines self-efficacy as the exercise of control over things that affect your life. I like to describe self-efficacy as the mindset you use to control your destiny. Bandura’s research shows that higher levels of self-efficacy equate to higher levels of effort and belief in that effort producing results. Moreover, […]