If you ask any coach what percentage of sports is mental, you almost always get an answer that is somewhere between 50% and 90% mental. Rarely will you ever hear a coach with a significant amount of experience downplay the importance of an athlete’s mental skills. However, what evidence is there to support this common […]
A few days ago I made the point that most people don’t learn from failure. Although it’s common to spin failure as being a great teacher, the truth is failure is only a great teacher if you’re a great learner. This requires being intentional about your process for learning from failure. So, if you don’t […]
There is a stark difference between optimistic and pessimistic athletes. In general, optimists almost always put a positive spin on their past, present and future. While pessimists are constantly thinking of why things didn’t, aren’t, and won’t work out. The truth is everybody has a little of both personality types inside of them. However, one […]