For the last 10 days my sole focus was breaking down the basics of what drives a young athlete’s self-motivation. My goal was to show how self-motivation is the product of core values. What’s more, when young athletes don’t have self-motivation, parents who spend significant money on youth sports often want success more than the […]
Quality is the 10th and final core value that leads children to develop self-motivation. The fundamental understanding kids must have is that anything worth doing is worth doing right. This means going beyond the bare minimum. This bare minimum is a measure of both one’s own personal standards and the standards of others. Therefore, teaching […]
Responsibility is the 9th core value that leads children to develop self-motivation. To be responsible is to have a job or duty to make something happen. This implies a high level of independence. Therefore, the only way you can teach a child to value responsibility is by letting go of control. Letting go of control […]