One could argue that motivation is a must to get anyone to do anything uncomfortable. Indeed, the first thing I tell clients who hire me to work with an athlete is that mental skills training must start with motivation or it won’t work. However, I don’t approach motivation the way you would think. The way […]
Research suggests there are two numbers you must manage to go from good to great. First, you must understand what it takes to go from being a beginner to being good. Obviously, you can’t get to great unless you first understand what it takes to get to good. Author and skills acquisition expert Josh Kaufman’s […]
It’s not sustainable to achieve a goal with extreme sacrifices. Yes, extreme sacrifices can get you what you want in the short-term. However, once you get what you want, burn out is inevitable. Moreover, anything you earn in the short-term you will lose in the long-term if you burn out. That is why sustaining momentum […]