One of my primary sources of research for mental toughness comes from sport psychologists Sheldon Hanton, Graham Jones, and Declan Connaughton. The title of their research is “A Framework of Mental Toughness in the World’s Best Performers“. The authors do an excellent job putting rigor around the definition of mental toughness. Their analysis concludes that […]
There is a hierarchy to the process of changing your mindset. If you start by trying to change the wrong mindset first, it will cause you frustration. Most mindsets build upon another mindset. So, without the right mindset foundation trying to change other mindsets will only work temporarily at best, and permeant change will be […]
It’s one thing if you like to win. Everybody likes to win. It’s a totally different thing when you like to compete. Most people don’t like to compete. Instead, they would just rather win. Most people prefer the easy win over an unworthy competitor vs. the tough loss against a worthy competitor. Competitors are the […]