It’s exponentially harder to get better at something without self-motivation. No matter how much talent someone has, without self-motivation they will never be better than average. However, before you can start thinking about developing self-motivation you must have the right foundation. Self-motivation is the drive to complete an activity for only the satisfaction gained in […]
Motivation is the holy grail in youth sports. The reason why seems obvious, and it is, but not for the obvious reason. It’s obvious that young athletes who are motivated perform better than those who aren’t. However, what’s not so obvious is how much control a coach, parent, or athlete has on that motivation. In […]
As a writer who loves to write about research, I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction in moments when I identify a connection between different areas of research. Indeed, today is one of those moments. The last few days I’ve been writing about recently released research from Patricia Chen on the strategic mindset. In short, […]