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Staying Resilient in Trying Times
This resource kit was hand-selected by researchers at MindReady to help our members live their lives with clarity, purpose, and passion during challenging times. Let’s face it. Times are tough right now. We are navigating a period of prolonged uncertainty. If we’re not careful, chronic stress over an
Use Your Sense of Purpose
Purpose makes us more resilient. Perhaps the clearest study showing bottom-line gains from instilling a sense of purpose was conducted by Adam Grant at a call center in 2007. The call center focused on bringing in donations for college scholarships. The five-minute purpose intervention involved introducing the students receiving scholarships
A Quick Lesson on the Value of a Gratitude Journal
The practice of gratitude is one of the most time-tested and proven tools for enhancing well-being, with benefits ranging from better physical health, to stronger relationships, to greater resilience and self-esteem. And the best part is, anyone can do it! One of the easiest ways to cultivate a practice of
Five Steps to Learning from Failure and Moving Forward
Practicing self-compassion and becoming more adaptive in coping can improve your well-being. These resources and activities will help you reduce the spiral of negative thinking to help guard against additional self-induced stress. The following five steps can help you handle failure and adversity as an athlete: 1. Learn about the
Lasting Support for Athletes Starts with You
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."— Albert Einstein We need to wipe the slate clean and begin anew. Allow us to work with you to teach your athletes. Put money, attention, and resources where it's most effective—in front of
Who am I if I can't get on the field?
Picking up the pieces made me realize how fragile it all is. I thought about it the other day. My career. What was my career? What continues to be the what was of my career. Four years in college and two years in the pros. And, you could say, I
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