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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The Athlete’s Path to Re-Commitment

We’ve all heard the classic story of the Tortoise and the Hare. If you haven’t, here’s my brief synopsis: A cocky little hare wants to challenge an old sage tortoise to a foot race. The race starts and as one would expect the Hare blasts off way ahead leaving the tortoise in the dust. Seeing […]

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The Problem of Immediacy

I was 8 years old when I saw it, and once seen, I knew I had to have it. I couldn’t keep my mind off it, often losing sleep in the process. The Toy Pirate Ship. Once I had it, I would be complete. Sure enough, after several months of pining (which I am sure […]

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