Athletes and entrepreneurs are remarkably similar. Both require specialized skills, and advancing in both require the ability to continually jump skill levels. In addition, only the top 1% reach elite levels in both. In other words, many try, most fail. Correspondingly, there are far more failures than success stories in both, but this does not […]
Stanford University professor and author William Damon is one of the preeminent experts on the development of purpose in youth. His book The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life is a classic. As the Director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence, Damon has gathered a number of insights that parents would […]
Failure is not part of the process, failure is the process. It’s a fact that before you can succeed you must fail. All people who are in pursuit of difficult goals, especially athletes and entrepreneurs, must acknowledge this. Failure cannot be a bad word. With this in mind, the first step to remove the fear […]