The Four Steps You Need to Match Your Motivation to Your Goals

Goals and motivation go together like a car and fuel. Having a goal that you have no motivation to achieve is a recipe for depression. On the other hand, having motivation with no goals is a recipe for helping others achieve their goals without achieving anything meaningful for yourself. Moreover, just like some cars are […]

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Coaches, Before You Try to Motivate an Athlete Read This

Motivation and coaching go hand and hand. Coaches are constantly motivating their athletes to do what it takes to get better. When an athlete is struggling with this motivation, unquestionably, a coach’s first instinct is to step in and offer an external motivator to kick-start the athlete.  However, pushing an athlete using external motivators has […]

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Coaches Must Learn How to Use “Illusionary” Goal Progress

One of the most important jobs of a coach is motivation. When an athlete is struggling with motivation, a coach’s first instinct is to step in and offer an external motivator to kick-start the athlete’s motivation. Most coaches will either default to a carrot or a stick depending on their coaching style. However, the problem […]

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