In the world of sports, humility is often seen as a virtue. Athletes are coached to be gracious in defeat and modest in victory. Growing up as an athlete, I was socialized to believe that being humble was a preferred virtue. For most of my life, I viewed humility as an essential character trait for […]
The idea of game planning for resilience involves two steps. First, resilience requires the skills of immediately reacting to adversity in a way that prevents things from going from bad to worse. Secondly, resilience requires the skills of bouncing back after suffering pain, exhaustion, and/or loss to be equal or better than you were before […]
I often quote the famous Edward Deci definition of motivation that states it’s “the energy for action.” Desiring something but not having the energy to do it is a common problem for both kids and adults. So, it follows that most people always blame lacking motivation for their lack of energy. Not having the motivation […]