Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, has recently embraced a mindset that might seem unexpected for someone who’s widely viewed as a role model. This approach sheds light on an intriguing aspect of athlete psychology – how to use mental skills to sustain self-motivation even after tasting the sweetness of multiple Super […]
Self-motivation is the holy grail of success in sports, particularly for young athletes. Nearly all elite athletes have self-motivation. However, for less mature athletes who still rely on external motivation from coaches and parents, self-motivation often comes and goes with the wind. Therefore, as a parent or coach it’s easy to think that self-motivation is […]
The difference between willpower and self-motivation comes down to how your impulses and temptations help or hurt as you pursue goals. Willpower is simply the idea that you can control an impulsive temptation to behave badly by exercising mental restraint. Self-motivation is that impulsive temptation. Although, the idea is that the impulse is to do something […]