There are two basic types of behaviors all athletes must manage for success. Push behaviors are the behaviors athletes must force themselves to do because their mind puts resistance in front of them. Pull behaviors are the behaviors athletes innately want to do with no resistance. Common push behaviors include activities like pre-dawn workouts, eating […]
Children aren’t born mentally tough. Some children may be more predisposed to behaviors that lead to mental toughness, but ultimately mental toughness is developmental. There are many ways to describe and define mental toughness. For example, some time ago I came up with 15 statements that define mental toughness inside-out. The one theme across all […]
The ability for parents to help their teen mature into the best version of themselves is a parenting dream. Everyone knows that teens have many unique problems that make this stage of development challenging. However, these unique development challenges provide as many opportunities as it does problems. Other than the ages from 0 to 3 […]