When a good athlete stops getting better, the likely culprit is that something is distracting that athlete. In other words, that athlete has lost focus. Moreover, there is a reason why some athletes are more vulnerable to losing focus than other athletes. As a college athlete, I didn’t reach the best version of myself. Being […]
Yesterday I explained the difference between habits and routines. Chiefly, habits are instinctive and addictive while routines require discipline, self-control, and willpower. This is important to be self-aware about because good habits are powerful multipliers that make pursuing your goals easier. On the other hand, bad habits will cause a debilitating spiral of self-inflicted wounds. […]
Yesterday I wrote that the day after a loss the first step athletes must take is to define a “purpose” if they want to learn from that loss. Today, I want to share my suggestion for the next step. A purpose is the desire to achieve multiple interconnected goals that at the end will have […]