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 […]
Many athletes develop the mindset that failure is not an option. This mindset typically stems from an athlete having elite success from a young age. Then, as the athlete continues to experience elite success with little to no lessons of failure, expectations from coaches, parents, and internally from the athlete go sky high. Ultimately, this […]