Answering this question in the title provides an important insight into a young athlete’s mindset. When a young athlete is clearly overmatched in a competitive situation, their behavior speaks far louder than words. Unquestionably, all competitive athletes love winning and hate losing. However, the love / hate relationship with winning and losing is not equally […]
It’s almost like clockwork. Whenever I write an article suggesting that people avoid trying to fix their weaknesses and instead focus on their strengths, someone contacts me and tells me this is a fixed mindset. This is what happened today after someone read my article yesterday on deciding whether to build strengths or fix weaknesses. […]
There are two rules of thumb I live by when it comes to deciding whether to build strengths or fix weaknesses while pursuing personal growth. The first rule is to spend as little time, energy, and emotion in areas of weakness as possible. The second rule is to not forget rule #1. With this in […]