Combining the Strengths Mindset with the Growth Mindset for the Win

Investing time to get better at what you enjoy is the essence of the strengths mindset. In addition, the strengths mindset is an approach that shuns fixing weaknesses, and instead focuses on strengthening strengths and only managing weaknesses. The growth mindset is a mindset that trust that hard work will lead to self-improvement regardless of […]

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Self-Motivation for Things That Are Fun vs. Important in Youth Sports

Parents intuitively understand that when children do things that are fun (i.e., play video games), they put all their energy and effort into doing that activity to the best of their ability. Parents also understand that when children do things that aren’t fun, but must do because it’s important, they will typically do the bare […]

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How to Define a Goal That Will Provide You with Self-Motivation

Goals are the building blocks for self-motivation. However, most people fail to define their goals in a way that provides them with self-motivation, and as a result fail to achieve their big, audacious, difficult goals. To have a goal that you never achieve is painful. Especially when you know there is nothing legally, physically, or mentally […]

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