Adopting a Mindset to Enjoy the Process When Pursuing a Difficult Goal

There is a great quote in one of my favorite books, Flow in Sports, that provides the perfect illustration of a common mindset mistake people make when they fail to enjoy the process when pursuing a difficult goal. It’s not that we fail to stop and smell the roses. Often we even fail to notice […]

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Nick Saban’s Definition of Talent and How it Applies to Your Mindset

The definition of talent that Nick Saban provides in his book “How Good Do You Want to Be?” is the most practical definition of talent I’ve ever read. If you Google the definition of talent you get things like: natural aptitude or skill, the natural endowments of a person, the capacity for achievement or success […]

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Understanding the Mindset of an Athlete After Losing a Competition

In her preeminent book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. provides a simple definition of mindset. She defines mindset as: The view you adopt for yourself [that] profoundly affects the way you lead your life. Dweck goes on to make the case that one’s mindset determines whether or not a person becomes […]

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