Once upon a time I thought advice to “just be yourself” was solid advice. Now, I know that telling the average person to “just be yourself” is counterproductive to their personal growth. Think about it for a minute. When you tell an average person to “just be yourself” you are telling them to just stay […]
Tennis star Naomi Osaka’s recent statements about her mental health struggles has the sports world buzzing about “normalizing” depression. Osaka revealed that she has faced “long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018”. Osaka also mentions that she has “had a really hard time coping”. In addition, Osaka is receiving nearly universal support […]
Growing up as an athlete I was socialized to believe that being humble is a preferred virtue. For the vast majority of my life, I viewed being humble as a character trait that all great athletes must have. But now that I am a mental skills coach, I now know that being humble is not […]