Author: D.D.
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Sports: A Place to Make Mistakes
The main prerequisite for the growth of an athlete is that they allow themselves to make mistakes. If they do not challenge themselves enough to force mistakes in their performance or shy away from their weaknesses, they will not develop into better players. Mistakes, flaws, and weaknesses do not disappear if you hide, rather, they…
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Learning to See What’s Around Us
One of the beauties of sports is watching the game evolve as the players evolve. The quality of sports progresses as players develop in age and ability. A basketball game with six year olds is hardly the same as a game with sixteen year olds. The more one’s body, mind, and skills mature, the more…
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Challenge: The Task of Competition
Challenges entice us and scare us. A challenge we face in life or as a player scares us because we might get defeated. Or we might get a glimpse into our true abilities and see that we are not as good as we thought. Maybe both. But, this is the only way to grow. Challenges…
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Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday
“What I tell people is be the best version of yourself in anything that you do. You don’t have to live anybody else’s story.” – Steph Curry We live in a culture where we constantly are pushed to compare ourselves to other people. We endlessly scroll through social media posts of other people’s edited lives…
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Basketball: A Reflection of Nature
Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better. — Scottie Pippen We are all wired to play games. It’s how we learn. Starting with the toddler games of tag and hide and go seek and up to the…
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Play to Develop with Healthy Mindsets
“In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail—or if you’re not the best—it’s all been wasted. The growth mindset allows people to value what they’re doing regardless of the outcome . They’re tackling problems, charting new courses, working on important issues. Maybe they haven’t found the cure for cancer, but the…