What it Means When Your Coach Tells You ‘Fatigue is Mental’

Coaches with experience intuitively know what to tell athletes who visually show signs of fatigue to help them keep pushing. When a coach tells athletes things like “no pain, no gain”, “mind over matter”, or “keep your head up” it’s not coaches’ speak or pseudo-science. Fatigue is the great equalizer in sports. The biggest, strongest, […]

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Author of Emotional Intelligence Perfectly Explains Optimism vs Pessimism

There is a stark difference in mindset of an optimist vs. the mindset of a pessimist that creates a major competitive advantage for optimist. Most people boil down optimism to thinking positive and pessimism to thinking negative. While this explanation does have some truth, it doesn’t provide a true picture of the competitive advantage for […]

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When Optimism is Delusional

There are numerous reasons to practice optimism over pessimism. Research shows that there is no doubt that optimism is a better belief system than pessimism. While it may be amazing to think about, it’s a fact that your mind can create expectations that bend reality to what it thinks. This is why optimism is so helpful. […]

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