There is a stark difference between optimistic and pessimistic athletes. In general, optimists almost always put a positive spin on their past, present and future. While pessimists are constantly thinking of why things didn’t, aren’t, and won’t work out. The truth is everybody has a little of both personality types inside of them. However, one […]
As a writer who loves to write about research, I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction in moments when I identify a connection between different areas of research. Indeed, today is one of those moments. The last few days I’ve been writing about recently released research from Patricia Chen on the strategic mindset. In short, […]
Kids play sports because playing sports is fun. Elite athletes play sports because of their drive to be the best. Parents and coaches must never confuse this difference. Kids are not elite athletes. If playing sports is not fun, kids won’t play. On the other hand, doing what it takes to become an elite athlete […]