What You Should Do When Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect

Practice makes perfect may be the most overused quote in the world. First of all, this quote is a flat out lie. Practice does not make perfect. Unquestionably, only perfect practice makes perfect. With this in mind, the first thing you should do once you realize that your practice isn’t making perfect is stop practicing. […]

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How to Know If Failure is Helping or Hurting Personal Growth

Failure is a necessary part of the growth process. If failure is not part of the process, then your goals aren’t big enough. Failure breeds growth, and growth breeds progress. However, there is one caveat to this that many don’t understand. If you are not mentally prepared to grow when you experience failure, the failure […]

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The Opposite of the Strategic Mindset is not Tactical

All week I have been writing about the strategic mindset. The strategic mindset is essentially a mindset that allows one to identify the levers of performance improvement. What’s more, those with the strategic mindset can see the why behind those levers as well as use that why to recognize and overcome flaws in performance. Many […]

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