Popular Culture: Reality TV is NOT Reality!
What attracts millions of Americans each week to this cultural phenomenon known as “reality TV?” Where did the purveyors of shows such as Survivor, The Apprentice, and American Idol, get the idea, and why do we buy into the idea that reality TV resembles reality in any way, shape, or form? Only in George Orwell’s […]
Read MoreSports/Parenting: The Dark Side of Youth Sports Superstardom
With the Beijing Olympics just concluded, it is a joy to bask in the reflected glory of such youthful superstars as Nastia Liukin, Michael Phelps, and Usain Bolt. And with the U.S. Open Tennis Championships just beginning in New York City, we can look forward to intense battles between another group of otherwordly young athletes […]
Read MoreParenting: Independent vs. Contingent Children
One of your most important goals as a parent is to raise children who become independent and self-reliant people. Certainly, in early development, your children count on you. As infants, they rely on you for nourishment, cleaning, and mobility. As your children grow, they become more self-reliant in these basic areas of living, but still […]
Read MoreSports: Prime Sport Profiling
Now that you have an understanding of Prime Sport from my previous issues of Prime Sport Alert! (if you missed them, click here), you can begin the process of achieving it. The first step involves gaining a better understanding of yourself as an athlete. This self-understanding then results in greater improvement and better performance. Becoming […]
Read MoreBusiness: Meet the Prime Business Challenge
I assume you’re reading Prime Business Alert! because you’re looking for every edge to get ahead and you have learned that the psychological aspects of business are essential to your success. I’m going to assume that you already work hard and you believe that you’re doing everything you can to achieve your goals. Yet is […]
Read MoreParenting: Three Pillars of Successful Achievers
Parents who want their children to achieve something called “success” may find that this goal conflicts with their desire for their children to also become happy. Achieving success, as typically defined by our culture, emphasizes wealth and social status, and is often at odds with what the research has shown to produce happiness. A perusal […]
Read MoreSports: Prime Sport Pyramid
As I discussed in the January, 2008 issue of Prime Sport Alert!, Prime Sport is defined as “performing at a consistently high level under the most challenging conditions.” Prime Sport is a goal toward which everyone in the sports world strives, the result of which is to maximize your athletic efforts and enable you to […]
Read MoreBusiness: Prime Business Credo
A credo is a “system of principles and beliefs” that provides direction and impetus to your life. It acts to guide your attitudes, decisions, and actions in everything you think, feel, and do. You can think of a credo as a manifesto for your life; it espouses what you most profoundly believe. To not have […]
Read MoreParenting: Expectations of Success
Setting expectations for your children is an essential responsibility of parenting. Expectations tell children what’s important to you and establish a standard toward which your children can strive. But expectations can be double-edged swords. They can be a tremendous benefit to your children’s development or they can be crushing burdens that hamper their growth, depending […]
Read MoreSports: The Winning Attitude
In my last Prime Sport Alert! newsletter, I introduced you to Prime Sport which I defined as performing at a consistently high level under the most challenging conditions. Before you can begin developing the essential mental skills that help you experience Prime Sport, you need to establish the right attitude toward your sports participation. This […]
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