Mutually Assured Growth

Over the past 6 months I’ve been living way down south in sunny Lima, Peru. Why am I here? Well it’s pretty simple, I got lucky enough to marry an amazingly talented woman who plays volleyball professionally down here, that’s why. Now, for those of you who don’t know, Spanish is the dominant language here. […]

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Biased Expectations // Are mental shortcuts making you a worse teammate?

I’d like to very briefly describe two people to you using some short descriptors. What do you think of these two people? Mary is known to be: Intelligent — Athletic — Confident — Critical — Stubborn — Envious Jennifer is considered:  Envious — Stubborn — Critical — Confident– Athletic — Intelligent Now without giving it much thought, which of […]

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Creating Energy Out of Defeat

Alright, so I know it’s been a long time since my last athlete interview and for that, I apologize. If you wanted more of these athlete stories all you had to do was ask. Thankfully, this interview did not disappoint. TJ Sanders is a volleyball player and Olympian who plays both professionally overseas as well […]

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