How to Motivate Athletes with Different Personality Types

Categorizing people into personality types is a controversial topic. First, there is no standard categorization. Second, most people don’t fit neatly into one category. Finally, there is a wide belief that personality types vary by culture and there is no comprehensive cross-cultural agreement on personality traits. With that said, nearly all professionals who study this […]

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The Basics of Personality

I know there is no one size fits all approach to coaching or parenting. This is why yesterday I started doing some research on the basics of personality. It’s much easier to be an effective parent or coach when you can tailor your approach to fit a child’s unique personality. There are a wide variety […]

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The 4 Elements that Drive the Development of Self-Motivation

Yesterday I wrote about the moment when self-motivation takes over in an young athletes life. In order for this moment to come, there are four elements that must first exist. One or more goals A strong desire to achieve those goals One or more sacrifices that when made moves one closer to achieve those goals […]

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