A sport parent’s mindset towards their children matters tremendously. Particularly for the nearly 20% of U.S. parents who spend more than $12,000 a year on youth sports, per child. Generally speaking, parents of athletes choose one of two mindsets to drive their behavior. Either an investment mindset or an expense mindset. If a parent is “investing” […]
To the untrained eye, an A is an A, and a win is a win. For most parents, when their child has a 4.0 GPA or an undefeated record in a sport, it’s time to pop champagne. While in some cases this is a fair response to a perfect outcome, I suggest that before the […]
When an athlete’s ego dominates their mindset, they have no control over their self-esteem. The ego locks into comparing oneself to others. Self-esteem then feeds off how one feels about these comparisons. So, the more success an athlete has the harder it becomes to satisfy their self-esteem and the more failure an athlete has the […]