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Notes on mindset, coaching, and the craft of sport.

Essays on Positive Psychology, talent development, and what it really takes to perform at your best.

Mindset

Cultivate Vulnerability

In the past year of coaching, I learned something I never knew before. Vulnerability is a secret weapon. I'd always been told...

October 23, 2017 · 2 min read
Mindset

Letter From a High School Coach to a Club Coach

I'm coaching a high school swim team. After announcing it on this blog, I promised that I would share the letter I...

October 17, 2017 · 2 min read
Mindset

Letter From a High School Coach to a Club Coach

I'm coaching a high school swim team. After announcing it on this blog, I promised that I would share the letter I...

October 17, 2017 · 2 min read
Mindset

Modern Backstroke Owes a Lot to Roland Matthes

In Nicholas Nassim Taleb's "Antifragile", he describes a phenomenon he calls "neomania". Neomania is characterized by the "love of the modern for...

October 16, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

Modern Backstroke Owes a Lot to Roland Matthes

In Nicholas Nassim Taleb's "Antifragile", he describes a phenomenon he calls "neomania". Neomania is characterized by the "love of the modern for...

October 16, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

How To Reverse-Procrastinate

It started around the third grade. In those far gone days, that was when teachers started to give homework. I, for reasons...

October 11, 2017 · 2 min read
Mindset

How To Reverse-Procrastinate

It started around the third grade. In those far gone days, that was when teachers started to give homework. I, for reasons...

October 11, 2017 · 2 min read
Mindset

The Rumor Mill: Let’s Go Lindsay Mintenko!

Since last week, when I mistakenly thought we were about to get a new National Team Director at USA Swimming, I can only...

October 10, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

The Rumor Mill: Let’s Go Lindsay Mintenko!

Since last week, when I mistakenly thought we were about to get a new National Team Director at USA Swimming, I can only...

October 10, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

I’m That Private Coach

Yesterday I had a bit of fun on facebook, posting a tongue in cheek status about pushing my three year old's racing...

October 9, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

I’m That Private Coach

Yesterday I had a bit of fun on facebook, posting a tongue in cheek status about pushing my three year old's racing...

October 9, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

Simple Gratitude Exercises for Coaches

Gratitude is not necessarily the first trait people grab for when describing a great coach. Imagine saying "She's the best coach- she's...

October 5, 2017 · 3 min read