It’s easy for an athlete to have motivation when things are going well. When your body feels good, you have a since of purpose in your training, and you see yourself making progress, motivation is effortless. On the other hand, when one or more of these things don’t exist, motivation declines with each passing day […]
Hard work can only take you so far. At some point, out working your competition has diminishing value. It’s at this point where things like mindset, knowledge, creativity, and innovation become the differentiators among elite athletes. Yes, you must keep working hard even when you reach the point of diminishing value. I’m not saying your mindset […]
Anders Ericsson, who sadly passed away at the age of 72 in 2020, was the expert on how to become an expert. He was a renowned cognitive psychologist, and the author of the seminal book on how to become elite, Peak. If you are familiar with the research of Ericsson, then you know a little something about […]