When people talk about what it takes to be great, there are several traits that get most of the attention. Traits such as confidence, resilience, attention to detail, mental toughness, purpose, and work ethic come to mind right away. However, there is one trait that almost no one outside of the sports world ever talks […]
Several months back I made the point that not all performance enhancers are illegal. For example, self-motivation is a phenomenal legal performance enhancer that can separate an athlete from the competition. Along these same lines, another legal performance enhancer one should not overlook is locus of control. Locus of control is a term to describe […]
Optimist almost always put a positive spin on their expectations for the future. Pessimist are constantly thinking of why things won’t work out. Everybody has a little of both of these personality types inside of them. However, as you probably notice about yourself and others, most people allow more of one type to dominate their […]