Just because you have bigger goals than me doesn’t mean you will have more success than me. Why? Because goals don’t make you successful. To be successful you must achieve your goals. This is what separates dreamers from achievers. Dreamers go to bed each night thinking about their goals. On the other hand, achievers go […]
The first thing coaches must realize about pep talks is that they are 100% mental. So, if a coach gives an athlete a pep talk that doesn’t work, this means that coach is failing to develop an athlete’s mental skills. Let’s say an athlete on the team is having trouble with their mental toughness. The […]
The research of Anders Ericsson makes it clear that the process of improving performance requires an absurd amount of time. Pop culture likes to call this the 10,000 hours rule of thumb. This rule of thumb is an oversimplification of Ericsson’s research, but it’s still a nice little reminder of what it takes to keep improving. […]