Youth Coaches Need a Plan to Deal with this Motivation Type in Practice

Motivation is the energy to act. When it comes to youth sports, there are two main ways young athletes can choose to direct that energy. First and foremost, coaches work to direct young athletes to use their energy to pursue skills and results. Unquestionably, this is the ideal use of a young athlete’s motivation. However, […]

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Can You Really Boil Down Building Resilience Into 7 Steps?

The title of this blog post is clearly a rhetorical question with a simple answer. No! Of course you can’t boil down a complex subject like building resilience into 7 steps. However, author and former Navy Seal Brent Gleeson does a heck of a job trying on a Forbes blog he titles 7 Secrets You […]

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Motivation to Pursue a Difficult Goal That’s NOT Convenient or Necessary

Writing in this blog today is much more difficult than normal. Our society is currently facing an unending cycle of trauma, drama, and suffering. On a day like today I can’t help but to ask myself what’s my motivation? Today marks the 705th day in a row I’ve published a post on this blog. I don’t […]

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