Meet Resilient Mouse, Your New Superhero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM6MNw7i6Ng The determination is awesome. But what really matters is stopping, thinking, and changing strategy.
3 Lessons of the YouTube SuperLearners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBMfgLvRZJs Meet Amira Willighagen. She’s 9 years old, from Holland, and she sings really, really well. The best part? Amira has never had a single lesson. Raised in a musical family (dad’s an organist; mom … keep reading
The Single Greatest Letter Ever Sent to Sports Parents, Revisited
A while back, I wrote about an absolutely tremendous letter which a Little League baseball coach and former major leaguer named Mike Matheny sent to the parents of his players. Since Matheny is now coaching … keep reading
Introducing the Skill-ometer
About a mile from where I live, there’s a soccer field. If you were to pass by, you would see elementary-school teams practicing in the traditional way. Coaches set out orange cones, and kids form … keep reading
How to Spark Motivation (Step 1: Shut Your Mouth)
We intuitively think that motivation originates from deep inside us — from the heart, as the old saying goes. But in fact, as the psychologist Carol Dweck and others have shown, this idea is mostly … keep reading
A 2-Minute Video That Might Change the Way Your Kid Thinks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfUvchfrcS0&feature=youtube_gdata_player Question: why do so many kids quit organized sports? Have you checked out the numbers? No fewer than 70 percent of American kids will quit organized sports by age 13. According to my slightly-less-formal … keep reading
Four Lessons from the Future of Talent Development
One of the parts of this job that I like best is hearing about talent-development startups. You know, those crazy, smart, ambitious folks who are quietly reinventing the way we learn. Together, they’re part of … keep reading
Best Parenting Tip Ever
Parenting is hard, because it’s complicated and full of doubt. As a result, we parents tend to try harder — because we want, quite naturally, to get involved, to fix things. We think it’s about … keep reading
Pressure Performance: Do You Have the X Factor?
A couple days ago I was in Canada talking with a group of Olympic coaches. Late into the night, after a Molson or two, the conversation turned to the question of performance under pressure. One … keep reading
The Three-Word Study Tip
It’s official: summer has ended. Farewell, beach chair. Hello, beeping alarm clock. It’s also Study Tip Season — that time of year when kids and parents start thinking about how to improve their lives by … keep reading