Legitimizing Self-Care as an Active Process of Working to Get Better

Legitimate self-care is NOT working less and expecting more. Legitimate self-care is also NOT putting your priorities over your responsibilities while expecting no consequences. This is just being selfish. Indeed, legitimate self-care is a process that helps you get better both mentally and physically as you continue to pursue your goals.  Sleeping more, working less, […]

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Breaking an Athlete’s Performance Plateau Caused by Overtraining

Performance plateaus are those phases in an athlete’s training cycle where the momentum once driving continuous improvement fades away. This can happen after a cycle of grueling preparation for a big event, after a rest break, or after coming back from an injury. It’s very frustrating for parents, coaches, and athletes to face a performance […]

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Why ‘Non-Runners’ Run Marathons When They Don’t Enjoy Running

One of the most fascinating things to examine as a mental skills coach is the mindset of someone who doesn’t like to run but chooses to run a marathon. Maybe it makes sense for someone who doesn’t enjoy running to suck it up and run a 5k or 10k to raise money for a cause […]

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