The Secret of Wrestling Practice that Applies to Life

There is a dirty little secret in youth and high school wrestling practice that’s uncomfortable for parents to talk about. Unfortunately, wrestling coaches have their favorites. Moreover, most teams don’t have the resources to have enough coaches to monitor every athlete on the team. So, when one of a coach’s favorites makes a mistake in […]

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The Most Important Step in the Process of Improvement

 If you want to improve at anything, you must find a process that will lead to improvement. The problem is that there are often multiple processes to choose from. As the old saying goes, there’s more than one way to skin a cat. However, I like to say that it’s also counterproductive to skin a cat […]

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Why Carrot and Stick Parenting Helps Some Children and Hurts Others

The science says parents shouldn’t use carrots and sticks to push their children to be Olympians, doctors, engineers, or into any other prestigious endeavor. However, there is a small percentage of parents who use bribes, punishments, fear, and other carrot and stick tactics successfully. There is also a small percentage of parents who don’t ever […]

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