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I Quit Trying To Be Perfect

I Quit Trying To Be Perfect

I am a quitter, and I’m better for it. We are told if you quit you are weak. Giving up is a sign of losing. I disagree! I quit trying to be perfect. Sitting outside a baseball clubhouse, I often see the agony of defeat. These reactions even happen on days when the...

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I Fired My Training Partner

I Fired My Training Partner

Words can be brutal. Especially the ones that fall into the category of “You’re not good enough”. “You screwed that up”. When other people say brutal things that disappoint me and question my abilities most of the time I can use it as fuel to feed my drive to succeed....

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When there is a mean girl on your team

When there is a mean girl on your team

Raise your hand if you have a story about mean girls. Sigh. I can raise both of my hands. Extra high. When I taught fourth grade, I was troubled by how soon this mean girl thing starts. I would conference with some of these girls and be like, “Why are you so mean?...

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How to Win Back Your Confidence

How to Win Back Your Confidence

She was stressed. Shoulders tense, brows furrowed. The smile and ever-present ease she brought to practice was missing. Every repetition, every drill was forced, scrutinized, never good enough. She was sobbing. Eyes scanning, hyper-aware of all around her. The control...

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Is Your Hard Work Deceiving You?

Is Your Hard Work Deceiving You?

You’ve seen the saying on the back of T-shirts at sporting events. It’s probably on a poster in your locker room. Heck, you may have even retweeted a fancy graphic of the quote: “Hard work will beat talent, if talent doesn’t work hard.” You wear it, you display it,...

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