Investing in a young athlete’s talents won’t guarantee success alone. Young athletes must also have the self-motivation to continue to invest in their talents without you. Self-motivation is the drive to complete an activity for only the satisfaction gained in doing the activity. This satisfaction is the result of fun or mental stimulation. In addition, […]
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If you can use a wrestler’s innate motivation to turn something that feels like a grind into something they enjoy doing, it’s like magically creating fun out of pain. That is why self-motivation is so important. However, people are not born with motivation and motivation does not come out of thin air. Everyone needs a […]
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Understanding what drives a child’s self-motivation is a big part of helping that child pursue a difficult goal. Obviously, it’s exponentially harder to work at something when you don’t have motivation. If you can turn something that feels like a grind to a child into a process built on their innate motivation, it’s like magically […]