Most athletes and former athletes are goal-oriented. I’m a prime example of this. Almost everything I do centers around achieving a goal. If you are anything like me, purpose drives almost everything you do. If you don’t understand the purpose, then you will have little motivation. What’s more, it’s hard to live in the moment […]
This morning I came across a dense, yet thought provoking article. It compares the pursuit of purpose to the pursuit of happiness. The title is Why focusing on meaning, and not happiness, makes us better off. The argument the author makes is based on a 2013 research study of those with social anxiety disorder. In […]
Sports and life have many parallels. This is why sports is such a big part of our culture, and this is also why parents use sports to teach children life lessons. One of the best books to read that indirectly puts the parallels of life and sports in perspective is Flow in Sports: The keys […]