In sports there is a clear difference between having belief and having faith. For athletes, seeing is believing. Whether it’s something you see in yourself, something you see in others, or something you have seen happen historically. For example, an athlete will believe in a coach because they have seen that coach be successful. Or […]
Great athletes are hardcore believers in the growth mindset. Having a growth mindset means you believe you can get better at something you’re not naturally good at through hard work and effort. Contrarily, having a fixed mindset means you believe you can only get better at something if you have natural talent in that area. […]
One of my favorite books on coaching comes from the great Pete Carroll. In his book Win Forever he provides a simple philosophical prescription to help coaches go from good to great. Good coaches are good with game planning, great coaches are great with philosophical planning. Carrol gives Coach John Wooden credit for inspiring this […]