There is one mental skill that rarely gets recognition when it comes to identifying what makes an elite athlete an elite athlete. Research from renowned psychology professor, author, and “expert on experts” Anders Ericsson highlights this mental skill but doesn’t call it out specifically. In addition, sports psychology researchers and the authors of the ground […]
Stanford University professor and author William Damon has many brilliant insights as one of the world’s leading researchers on finding purpose in life. In his book The Path to Purpose, Damon shares one of these brilliant insights about happiness. In short, the insight is that the happiest people don’t find happiness by doing things for […]
Earlier this morning I watched a short video posted by a well-respected wrestling coach telling parents to push their children more. The coach made some valid points; however, his points were packaged in the wrong message. I don’t want to call out the coach by name to start a debate with him. Instead, I will […]