Why Great Athletes are Hardcore Believers in the Growth Mindset

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. […]

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A Parent Who Takes Shortcuts Raises Children Who Take Shortcuts

As a parent, what’s your mindset on shortcuts? Do you prefer to spend time searching for a shortcut instead of doing things the hard way? Not to say that the hard way is always the right way. However, an instinct to seek out a shortcut is often detrimental to doing things the right way in […]

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Three Limiting Beliefs That Stop Athletes from Having the Right Mindset

The right mindset for an athlete is not something you can sum up in one simple maxim. While there are a handful of research studies that show how thinking one way over another leads to better academic, social, or athletic outcomes, there are currently none that show the impact of the intersection of these different […]

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