This morning in church my pastor told me “The dullest pencil is better than the sharpest mind.” This adage perfectly encapsulates the essence of why it’s imperative to write down your vision and goals. While it’s crucial to hold aspirations in our minds, they gain transformative power when transferred onto paper. Just as even a […]
Life as an athlete can often feel like a pressure cooker. As athletes, you confront stress daily, from the challenges of rigorous training to the high-stakes environment of competition. Today let me provide you with guidance to find wisdom from a somewhat unexpected place: the wisdom of Vice Admiral James Stockdale, a decorated U.S. Navy […]
There is an ancient principle from the renowned Stoic philosopher Epictetus that all athletes would be wise to live by. In his book the Enchiridion, Epictetus states the following: If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters–don’t wish to seem knowledgeable. While this may seem counterintuitive to an […]