By Jessica Olien — 2013
People are biased against creative thinking, despite all of their insistence otherwise.
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When Peter Keating took off from the starting line at the Boston Marathon, it was the realization of a dream come true, but he never imagined just how unique his 26.2-mile trek would be.
The concept of the flow, or being in the zone for an artist, is very much like the state an athlete achieves (or strives to achieve) for peak performance. It’s that place beyond all the effort, where time is meaningless and everything just flows.
his fall, Ku Stevens became the fastest cross-country runner in Nevada. But he would be running even if he wasn’t winning.
Research says talent will get you so far, but it's the gritty athletes who rise to the top.
No one enjoys being told that they're not good enough, but imagine the looks on some of the faces of athletes when they got word that they had been cut.
Rejection from a sports team can be hard, but it doesn’t have to be the end of the world.
There are lessons that you can use in your own life to help you overcome what sometimes may seem as an insurmountable obstacle.
Believe it or not, some rejection while you’re going through the college recruiting process can be a positive thing. I know that being rejected by anyone isn’t fun and if you really want to play in college being rejected by a college coach is that much worse.
College student-athletes have never had it so good. Recent NCAA rule changes have given them freedom and potential earning power. They can transfer from one college to the next without having to sit out a year. Better yet, they’re no longer playing for just a college scholarship.
Why do people who have no experience of top-level sport feel compelled to advise professional athletes? If you have a smart idea that could improve their game, it’s probably not something they haven’t already considered themselves.