Social comparison is inevitable and happens automatically when we’re exposed to information about others. It’s important to unpack social comparison and understand its role in our performance because social media culture now presents us with increased opportunity to make unhelpful social comparisons. What Exactly Is Social Comparison? Social comparison theory suggests that it’s […]
“We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr. When leaders are stretching ourselves and our people to think bigger and leave our legacies on the world, we can hit bumps in the road. As Coach Susan says, “obstacles are just opportunities dressed up in disguise”. Part […]
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail – Benjamin Franklin We’ve all heard this quote before and probably scoffed, thinking to ourselves that we work best when the pressure is on. But how many times have we turned around only to find ourselves scatter brained and running around from place to place, […]
If you are the parent of an athlete, or the coach of an athlete, please keep reading. Sport disengagement is at an all-time high. I’ve spoken with dozens of coaches and parents over the last year and keeping their athletes engaged is by far the biggest challenge that they are currently facing. If […]
“The ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.” – Deepak Chopra As leaders, before we can […]
Why does growth, or any kind of change for that matter, have to be associated with discomfort? The fact of the matter is that the discomfort I’m talking about is often what keeps people from changing because it almost immediately becomes something that we want to avoid. Discomfort = bad, scary, unwanted,.. (all of the […]
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