The Defining Mindset of Performing When an Athlete Hates to Lose

If an athlete wants to be elite, then they must learn how to manage their mindset around hating to lose. Unquestionably, all competitive athletes love winning and hate losing. There is no question about that. However, recognizing if the hate of losing trumps the love of winning provides an important insight into an athlete’s grasp […]

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Combining the Strengths Mindset with the Growth Mindset for the Win

Investing time to get better at what you enjoy is the essence of the strengths mindset. In addition, the strengths mindset is an approach that shuns fixing weaknesses, and instead focuses on strengthening strengths and only managing weaknesses. The growth mindset is a mindset that trust that hard work will lead to self-improvement regardless of […]

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The Next Time You Judge a Young Athlete’s Performance Remember This

The next time you see a young athlete playing youth sports and consciously judge their performance, I want you to think back to this article. That young athlete may be a top performer you see as a future star or appear to be a completely uncoordinated lifetime scrub. Either way, those moments of judgement are […]

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