There is one mental skill that rarely gets recognition when it comes to identifying what makes an elite athlete an elite athlete. Research from renowned psychology professor, author, and “expert on experts” Anders Ericsson highlights this mental skill but doesn’t call it out specifically. In addition, sports psychology researchers and the authors of the ground […]
Earlier this morning I watched a short video posted by a well-respected wrestling coach telling parents to push their children more. The coach made some valid points; however, his points were packaged in the wrong message. I don’t want to call out the coach by name to start a debate with him. Instead, I will […]
Scottish chess grandmaster Jonathan Rowson provides the perfect explanation of why sometimes ambition leads to success and why other times it leads to failure. I came across Rowson’s explanation as I was reading NY Times Bestselling author Paul Tough’s book “How Children Succeed “. Tough quotes Rowson as saying the following about ambition: “When it […]