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Motivating Athletes with Million-Dollar Dreams and Five-Dollar Habits

 It’s frustrating to coach an athlete who dreams to play in college, go to the Olympics, or go pro but doesn’t show the work ethic to back this up. I call this having million-dollar dreams with five-dollar habits. The go to method to motivate these athletes is to use rewards and punishments to try to […]

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Counterpoint: You Don’t Need Comfort to Be Happy, You Need Purpose

The basic definition of comfort is “a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint “. This definition reminds me of those moments lying comfortably in bed on a Saturday morning. However, being happy with this thought of lying comfortably in bed depends on the situation. Let me explain by starting with a […]

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Finding the Point

The start of the year is as good as time as any to ask what’s the point. What’s the point of setting and writing down goals? The point is that if you don’t know where you’re going, you can’t get there. What’s the point of living a healthy lifestyle? The point is survival. When you […]

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