It’s common to hear parents and coaches tell young athletes after they lose that there’s no such thing as failure, only learning. Of course, this sounds good, but it isn’t a factual statement. The reality is when you aren’t ready to learn, failure is just failure. When an athlete fails by making the same exact […]
Persistence is simply the act of pursuing a course of action with the same energy and consistency. Perseverance is the ability to maintain that same energy and consistency through the process of overcoming painful circumstances. The difference is subtle, but noteworthy. Almost anyone can be persistent when the pain of failure, fatigue, boredom, fear, or […]
It’s a fundamental truth that consistency is a requirement for excellence and routines are a requirement for consistency. Routines require discipline, self-control, and willpower to repeat consistently. This means that routines are not instinctive like habits and require that one pushes themself through some form of friction or pain. When athletes don’t have routines, the […]