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Mindset

Mark Regan Left Destruction in His Wake

Here are two stories about the same coach. In the first one, a hard-nosed, demanding and singularly focused man pulls some exciting...

November 8, 2017 · 2 min read
Mindset

Mark Regan Left Destruction in His Wake

Here are two stories about the same coach. In the first one, a hard-nosed, demanding and singularly focused man pulls some exciting...

November 8, 2017 · 2 min read
Mindset

The Poop Sandwich Does Not Work

Long ago, I was taught a very simple formula for delivering critical feedback to a swimmer. For the purposes of this blog...

November 6, 2017 · 2 min read
Mindset

The Poop Sandwich Does Not Work

purposes of this blog I'm calling it the poop sandwich, although it is usually described more colorfully. Here's how it goes: Positive...

November 6, 2017 · 2 min read
Mindset

More than Mindful: Five Ways to Transcend Without Meditation

Meditation. It's all the rage right now. Elite athletes are doing it.  Schools are teaching it. Maybe your very clever swim coach is having your...

November 1, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

More than Mindful: Five Ways to Transcend Without Meditation

Meditation. It's all the rage right now. Elite athletes are doing it.  Schools are teaching it. Maybe your very clever swim coach is having your...

November 1, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

Why Coaches Fear New Knowledge

Yesterday, I wrote about three common objections to Positive Psychology from swim coaches. Today I want to talk about a fourth, that...

October 31, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

Why Coaches Fear New Knowledge

Yesterday, I wrote about three common objections to Positive Psychology from swim coaches. Today I want to talk about a fourth, that...

October 31, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

Three Common Objections to Positive Psych By Swim Coaches

Positive Psychology is some powerful stuff. So powerful that the US Military has been using it as part of their Master Resilience program since...

October 30, 2017 · 3 min read
Mindset

Three Common Objections to Positive Psych By Swim Coaches

Positive Psychology is some powerful stuff. So powerful that the US Military has been using it as part of their Master Resilience program since...

October 30, 2017 · 3 min read
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

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