Two Innate Motivators Athletes Need When Facing Performance Plateaus

All athletes on a journey to dominate their sport at some point hit a performance plateau. Performance plateaus are those days, weeks, or even months where the momentum once driving continuous improvement fades away. This can happen after winning a big event, after an extended rest period, or after coming back from an injury. It’s […]

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The Root Cause of My Struggle with Happiness – Can You Relate?

I write about happiness often. So much so that happiness is now a major section on this site. The reason for this is that I struggle with happiness. I’m the type of person who is motivated by satisfaction rather than happiness. However, this is not always a good thing. In fact, this mindset can sometimes […]

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The Only Time Optimism Does NOT Make Sense

I love the optimistic, “glass half-full” perspective on life. Even when things look bad, feel bad, and continues to trend in a bad direction, optimism is still better than pessimism. However, there is one situation in particular where optimism just doesn’t make sense. When Optimism is Delusional I wholeheartedly believe that being an optimist is […]

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