In the song Party in the USA, Miley Cyrus tells the story of visiting a foreign, exotic land known as Los Angeles. For a girl from Nashville, Tennessee, she makes it clear from the first line of the song that this change induced a great deal of stress. She wonders immediately, “Am I gonna fit […]
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Interview with Ava Nielsen, University of Louisville Women’s Soccer Commit, Class of 2025
Interview with Jake Boss, Head Baseball Coach, Michigan State University
On my Freshman Foundation Podcast, Lindsey Hamilton, Head of Mental Conditioning for IMG Academy said, “A lot of people are really focused on going to the right school instead of finding the right fit (emphasis added) for them. You know, that’s one of the biggest challenges.” Ever since I spoke to Lindsey, I’ve thought a
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Interview with Mark Potter, Head of US Delivery, EPIC Risk Management
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Interview with Lindsey Hamilton, Head of Mental Conditioning at IMG Academy
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Interview with Duke University freshman pitcher Adam Boucher
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Mental performance coaches are often tasked with educating the parents of young athletes of the benefits associated with mental skills training. However, it is in the context of how mental skills can help their children. This is no surprise as the parents of the athletes are our clients too. They are the ones making the
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Recently, the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology published an article making suggestions about how to coach “Generation Z” (those born after 1996) athletes. The authors Gould, Nalepa, and Mignano (2020) specifically identified communication skills as a challenge for many Generation Z athletes, particularly face-to-face communication. Generation Z athletes, not shockingly, communicate best by text messaging.
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I recently recorded a podcast interview with Andy Levine, creator and host of “Second Act Stories,” a podcast that shares the stories of people who have made major career changes to pursue more rewarding lives in a second act. Andy and I have a long-standing relationship from my “first act” in the corporate location strategy
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