Self-motivation is the holy grail of success in sports, particularly for young athletes. Nearly all elite athletes have self-motivation. However, for less mature athletes who still rely on external motivation from coaches and parents, self-motivation often comes and goes with the wind. Therefore, as a parent or coach it’s easy to think that self-motivation is […]
The anatomy of a lazy athlete is not what it looks like from the outside looking in. While it may appear an athlete is simply not a hard worker or has a bad attitude, the truth is once you look on the inside you will find one or more of the following: 1) Depression, 2) […]
The epitome of trying to take the easy way out of parenting is telling a child to do what I say not what I do. However, there is no easy way out of parenting. There is only what works and what doesn’t. Moreover, telling a kid to do what I say and not what I […]