Counterpoint: Yoda’s Famous “No Try” Quote is Garbage

There is nothing more cliché than sharing words of wisdom from a 1980s fictional movie character. Particularly, when those words of wisdom are a paradox of psychological self-help garbage. You probably know who I’m talking about at this point. Yes, everyone’s favorite fictional mentor from Star Wars, the loveable Yoda. The quote in question is […]

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A Fundamental Secret to Success from Olympic and 5x World Champion

Jordan Burroughs is the greatest American freestyle wrestler of this generation. He is an Olympic wrestling champion, a 5x world champion, and just won his 9th world medal in total. Yesterday, in his post-match interview, Burroughs dropped several meaningful nuggets of wisdom, so I highly recommend you watch the full video. However, one short quote […]

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What Separates Fundamental Skills from All Other Skills

What separates fundamental skills from all other skills is that without them, your strengths don’t matter. Once a competitor exposes the fact that you lack fundamentals, it’s over. There is no compensating for a weakness in fundamentals. Moreover, there is no process of improvement that can circumvent mastering the fundamentals. In addition, although the fundamentals […]

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