30 03, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: Mental Marginal Gains

By | March 30th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my last segment of my “I Practice What I Preach” series, I explained that you don’t always want to listen to your body when you’re training and racing. The reality is that, if you did, you would slow down or stop when you started to experience high perceived effort or exertion pain. Instead, you want [...]

8 07, 2014

The Best Way to Motivate People is…

By | July 8th, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A fascinating article describes research that is both counterintuitive and has potentially important implications for the worlds of business, sports, education, and beyond. The basic finding, not surprising, is that internal motivation (drive from your values, meaning, passions) produces the best outcomes. What is surprising was the finding that when internal motivation was combined with [...]