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Raising Young Athletes Podcast: Episode #19-Six Keys to Healthy Youth Sports Participation

Episode #19: Six Keys to Healthy Youth Sports Participation of my Raising Young Athletes podcast is the last of six episodes that explores the essential role that you play in  your children’s athletic lives. It will show you how to challenge your child in healthy ways, avoid sibling rivalries, not overschedule your young athlete, provide ongoing […]

6 Strategies for Becoming a Better You from the COVID-19 Crisis

In my last post, I challenged the notion that the COVID-19 crisis (or any crisis, for that matter) is all bad. In fact, I argue that this crisis can actually be an opportunity to better yourself as a person and learn how to respond more positively and constructively to crises you will inevitably encounter in […]

Whatever it Takes: Humor is a Great Antidote for the COVID-19 Crisis

Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #19-Expectations to Goals

Episode #19-Expectations to Goals of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the third of four in a series examining how your investment in the crisis determines whether you respond positively or negatively to it. The way we view the crisis informs the expectations we set related to the crisis and how it will turn out, […]

7 Ways to Use the COVID-19 Crisis as a Personal Growth Opportunity

Let me begin with a question: In what way, shape, or form could the COVID-19 crisis be seen as a personal growth opportunity? At first blush, you would probably say, “Absolutely no way!” I mean, really, the current pandemic has created crises of health and financial markets that are disrupting the lives of almost everyone […]

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #18-Everyday Can Be a Good Day of Training

Episode #18: Everyday Can Be a Good Day of Training of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the fifth of six in a series that examines the ways in which you can maximize your training efforts and the benefits that you gain from those efforts. This episode will explore how you can […]