Author: D.D.
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Mindsets Matter: The Reactor & The Noticer
The mindsets we bring into training and performances matter. This shapes our experience. Do we see stress as a challenge or threat? Are mistakes helping us grow or making us look bad? Do we add pressure because we feel our identity is wrapped up in what we do? Are we trying to prove ourselves or…
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FONE Making Us Phony: The Impact of Social Media Use on Sports Performance
Social Media’s Superpower It’s no wonder that social media has an irresistible allure for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and beyond. During adolescence, what matters most is how you are perceived and how others are perceived, as this determines your status within the group. In a realm where you can not only keep track of these…
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Setting Your Mind
The content emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy mindset, as our mental space impacts our brain, body, and relationships. It highlights how negative thinking limits our potential and affects not only our own lives but also those around us. Shifting towards a healthier mindset enables us to connect, adapt, and live a more fulfilling…
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Broaden and Build
We are wired to focus on the negative. But becoming overly fixated on negative events, thoughts, and feelings tends to get us stuck. Our vision narrows, our world shrinks, and our lives become pressurized. From this place, we tend to be defensive, insecure, and discouraged. We might become overly self-reliant or seek to prove ourselves.…
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Edge of What?
We will inevitably be pushed into areas of discomfort and stress. This happens everyday. Whether we expect it, desire it, or hate it. It happens. We find ourselves facing frustrations, self-doubts, worries, and difficult circumstances. This might happen in a performance, or routine task, in a relationship, or class. We get worked up, and feel…
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Loosen Up, Open Up, Step Up
Research suggests that despite confidence in understanding others’ thoughts and feelings, people are correct only 20-35% of the time. This overconfidence, stemming from self-centric perspectives and ideas, often leads to misconceptions and mistakes. Recognizing this can be humbling, yet liberating, allowing room for humility, openness, and better understanding. In secure states, we’re more open and…