The Hard Truth About Accountability that Adults Intentionally Ignore

When you’re young, you have plenty of people holding you accountable. Your parents hold you accountable. Teachers hold you accountable. Coaches hold you accountable. In fact, before you turn 18 accountability is everywhere. So much so that many young people learn to despise others holding them accountable as they grow into adults. This is the […]

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The Success Mindset vs. The Failure Mindset: The Not So Obvious Truth

When you compare a success mindset to a failure mindset it appears that there is no comparison. It seems extremely obvious that a success mindset is better than a failure mindset. However, let’s break this down further to be sure. As John Wooden says in one of his definitions for success, success breeds peace of […]

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“Just Because You Won Doesn’t Mean You Did a Good Job”

Yesterday I wrote about teaching athletes the lesson of the promise and the prize. In short, this is a basic lesson on commitment to process instead of focusing on outcomes. It just so happens that this morning my favorite blogger Seth Godin is covering a very similar point in his post Confusing effort, preparation and […]

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