In all areas of life and performance, the myth of motivation remains. The idea that some people are motivated while others are not, to make a character judgment based on the will to complete a task, is absurd. The truth is that nobody is motivated all the time; that is not normal! Motivation is not a stable character trait. It...

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Note: A version of this article was previously published by White Lion Performance. How many times have you, as an athlete, been in a game scenario and been just one step behind an opponent who outran you, or just one second too late for a chance, a shot, a pass? Have you witnessed this from the sidelines and thought the...

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Do you ever feel like you carry a weight of expectation on your shoulders, but you're not sure where it came from?As if you're supposed to achieve something, but you don't know exactly what or how? As a mental coach for athletes, I work with players in this situation quite often. In the sports world, even at the youth level,...

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Are you dealing with a strange, unexplainable pain in or around your hips?Maybe you can’t pinpoint exactly where it’s coming from, describe quite how it feels, or even remember when the discomfort started? Perhaps it feels like a dull ache, a pinch, or an annoying twinge of discomfort during a certain movement?Congratulations, you've got 'weird' hip pain. Whatever it feels...

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“I feel terrible,” she said grimly, untucking her jersey and punting the soccer ball away with her toe in a whirl of frustration. “Coach said I have no confidence on the ball, and I’ve been even worse since she said that.” She shrugged and slammed herself down on the bench as her teammates filed into the locker room behind us....

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