Athletes perform, coaches coach, and parents provide support. Learn why properly supporting your young competitor is essential. Jim explains how to best provide this support in ways that improve performance and build critical lifelong skills.

The goal of competitive junior sports should not be “winning at all costs” but rather helping children build the skills that will make them more focused, more confident and more character-driven adults. In this episode, you will learn how parents and coaches can help foster a healthy, competitive mindset in children. This mindset can serve...

Athletic and academic competition can be a great way to train kids vital life skills and values such as integrity, perseverance and resilience. But parents, no matter how well-intentioned, often get the competitive balance wrong. In this 2-part episode you will learn how parents and coaches can instill a healthy mindset around competition, guiding young...

Athletic and academic competition can be a great way to train kids vital life skills and values such as integrity, perseverance and resilience. But parents, no matter how well-intentioned, often get the competitive balance wrong. In this 2-part episode you will learn how parents and coaches can instill a healthy mindset around competition, guiding young...

Parents have the best intentions as they guide their children through the arena of competitive sports, but often they make crucial mistakes that have long lasting consequences. In this episode, Jim outlines 10 essential rules every parent must understand to prevent sports from negatively impacting the lives of their children.

Have you thought about how lucky you are? Consider for a moment all the remarkable circumstances and events that came together – across time and space – to bring you into the world. Do you feel any obligation or responsibility to use this gift of life to accomplish something? In this episode, Jim will examine...

It’s common for people to try to reduce stress, but is stress reduction really a good idea? In this episode, Jim examines some of the common myths associated with stress. You will learn why stress is an essential component to living a balanced and healthy life. You will also learn how a new understanding of...