One of my favorite semantic arguments is happiness vs. satisfaction. Today I’m going to use this semantic nuance to make a point about putting youth wrestlers in the right environment for their personality type. Happy Wrestlers Happy wrestlers are those who are driven by being on a team with friends. They love going to practice […]
There is a proverb from ancient Kemet/Egypt scribbled thousands of years ago by a wise man above the entrance of a pyramid that states Know Thyself. Without doubt, this is one of my favorite ancient proverbs. What’s more, after completing the book Who Am I, by psychologist Steven Reiss, PH.D., I think it makes sense […]
The last few days I have made the case for two things regarding assessing an athlete’s personality type: Parents and coaches must work together to identify the personality traits in young athletes. Then use this information to tailor methods to develop their self-motivation. Today, I received some feedback from a reader that this was going too […]