Just because an athlete goes to practice the day after they lose, doesn’t mean they will get help learning from that loss. Learning from losing is a process that requires specific steps, steps that are not part of the normal practice process. Furthermore, assuming that practice makes perfect is a bad assumption. Practice does NOT […]
Discipline is a skill, and people are not born with skills. So, just like you don’t need to know how to play the guitar to learn how to play the guitar, you don’t need discipline to learn how to have discipline. Discipline is the result of how you condition yourself in a situation. Conditioning is […]
Being practical is not a bad thing in itself. There is a lot of good that can come out of making practical decisions. However, practicality can also stifle a child’s development. Renowned professor and author William Damon, PhD, in his book The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life makes this clear. […]