Sports: The Making of a Champion
I was asked recently by a sports parent, “What does it take to make a champion?” I thought for a moment and then responded with three words: “Genes, motivation, and support.” So let’s explore these three essential components to athletic success. Genes Genes are the foundation of all athletic success. Athletes can have all the […]
Read MoreBusiness: Prime Leadership Revisited
In my 25 years of working with leaders in many walks of life, including business, sports, education, technology, law, and medicine, I’ve seen leaders who were absolutely awful, decidedly mediocre, above average, and just a few who were truly exceptional. In my last Prime Business Alert! e-newsletter, Qualities of a Prime Leader, I described ten […]
Read MoreParenting: Frustration: Aaarrgghh!
Frustration may be your children’s most significant obstacle to achieving their goals. We all have experienced the feeling of frustration when we’re not able to do something as we pursue our goals; we feel stuck, we get uptight, and we have difficulty focusing. The best way I can describe the feeling is: AAARRGGHH!! It is […]
Read MoreParenting: Fear of Failure Revisited
In my very first Prime Family Alert! newsletter published in April of 2005, I discussed the sad epidemic of fear of failure that was rampant in America then. Well, almost four years later, fear of failure is still the most pervasive and debilitating issue among children I see in my practice and the thousands I […]
Read MoreSports: Five Keys to Prime Confidence
Prime confidence is a deep, lasting, and resilient belief in your ability to achieve your goals. Prime confidence keeps you positive, motivated, intense, focused, and emotionally in control when you need it most. With prime confidence, you’re able to stay confident even when you’re not performing well (it happens to even the best athletes periodically). […]
Read MoreBusiness: Qualities of a Prime Leader
In my work with CEO’s and other business leaders throughout the world, as well as, top coaches and professional and Olympic athletes, I have identified 10 qualities that I have found to be woven, without exception, into the very fabric of these highly successful individuals. If you look at the business leaders whom you admire, […]
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