Counterpoint: If You Think Life is A Marathon, You’re Wrong

If you’re one of those people who likes to say life is a marathon, you’re wrong. Life is not a marathon. A marathon has one starting line, and the focus is on the one finish line. While the idea of going through life with the toughness one needs to run a marathon does make sense, […]

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Counterpoint: Lacking Confidence is Not Fixed By Focusing on Confidence

One of the biggest mistakes parents and coaches make when trying to help an athlete who lacks confidence is to focus too much on the fact that the athlete lacks confidence. Taking this approach will just reinforce the fact that the athlete lacks confidence. Which is exactly what you don’t want to do. Lacking confidence […]

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Counterpoint: Work Hard Play Hard is an Unsustainable Mindset

Leaders, coaches, and parents push the work hard play hard mindset far too excessively. Yes, it has a time and a place. However, this is a short-term mindset not a mindset for the long-term, and herein lies the problem. When people use the work hard play hard mindset as their long-term approach to work, burnout […]

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