Adversity

🏆 Chatter Don't Matter

Everyone has an opinion. Parents. Fans. Friends. Social media. Even strangers online. How do you overcome the chatter?

🏆 Win Kids First

⚡️ The EDGE: Flush It!

🏆 No BCEs: A Championship Mindset

Blaming, complaining, and making excuses don’t build champions. They create victims.

⚡️ The 3 R's: The Mental Reset for High Performers

Release-Reset-Refocus: The Mental Reset Strategy for Unshakable Performance."

🏆 "Let Them": The Mindset Every Leader Needs

A Coaching Truth: You can’t force people to care. You can’t make them buy in. You can’t control their actions. Try, and you’ll exhaust yourself.

🏆 Big Rocks Go First

As coaches, we often manage multiple tasks, responsibilities, and demands. But the truth is that if we don’t prioritize the big things, the smaller things will take over.

🏆 The Importance of Nothing

Nick Saban doesn’t mince words. In his “Nothing” speech, he lays it out for his players.

🏆 The Power of Gratitude in Coaching

Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools a coach can use to create a positive, resilient team culture.

🏆 Logs on the Fire

Michael Jordan was an intense competitor, but what fueled his fire? What were the "Logs" that were added to his competitive fire?

🏆 Rising to the Moment

Pressure is man-made. It only happens when one is given a great opportunity. And the 2024 Olympics is ripe with pressure for all.

🏆 The Red Car Theory

Focusing on What Matters in Coaching and Competition In sports, what you focus on can shape your reality.

🏆 Comparison and Envy

What is the most significant way to sabotage your joy as a coach, an athlete, or a sports parent?

🏆 The 3 Secrets of Resilient People

Adversity does not discriminate. The real question we have to ask is how do we deal with this adversity? What are the secrets to being resilient?

🏆 The Losers Limp

In sport, there is often a weakness that lurks in the shadows. That weakness? The Loser's Limp.

🏆 Everything is Hard

Sports are hard. Coaching is hard. Life is hard. It is a big reason we coach because we know the impact that sports have on young people in preparation for “handling the hard stuff” of life.

🏆 The Butterfly Effect

One decision or one moment can start a chain reaction that impacts a greater ecosystem. This is the Butterfly Effect and it happened to NC State in the Final Four!

🏆 What's My Name?

The story of Muhammad Ali fighting Ernie Terrell is an all-time classic. It is a motivational masterpiece for athletes who want to find their edge.

🏆 6 Laws of the Underdog

The underdog. It is always a great story! The emotion and joy that come from a victory that no one thought was possible.

🏆 Cultivate Confidence

Confidence is a superpower for athletes and teams. How do you earn confidence?

🏆 Mental Health and Athletes

Mental health matters. Coaches, how do you address the mental health needs of your athletes?

🏆 Two Arrows

Imagine you're on a journey, and suddenly, you're struck by two arrows.

🏆 Tough Teams Win

Toughness is not a trait you're born with; it's a skill you develop.

🏆 Just Do It

We have all procrastinated in our lives, and it is not a good feeling. If this continues and becomes a habit, it creates a life of “Death by Procrastination.”

🏆 The Man in the Arena

As coaches, athletes, and leaders, we can all relate. There are so many critics out there in today’s world, especially with the advent of social media.