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Excuses are the number one cause of the death of dreams. People will definitely give an excuse to themselves or someone else at some point in their life. And for many people, it may be that these excuses occur daily. Below are five excuses that kill motivation and put your motivation on hold. I’m Too Tired.  Number 1 on the list the excuse of ‘I’m too tired’.It’s not really the fact that they’re too tired to do something on that day; it’s the fact that they’re simply putting off starting whatever it is they want to do because they know they will fail. Sometimes they’ll have started, but slowly get bored or just want to give up altogether, and that’s when the excuse of being too tired begins to pop into their head. I Don’t Have Time.  It’s true that you can’t do everything in one day, but you can always make time for the things that are important to you. So many of us will waste time, either looking at the internet or sitting around watching T.V, and yet still tell ourselves th...

The   Magic of Thinking Big   by David J. Schwartz is a project of thinking 5 times bigger of yourself than what you think currently, “Remind yourself regularly that you are better than you think you are”.Easy and interesting to read David explains how your mind works and how you can harness it to achieve success instead of allowing it to torture you. Here are some of the main points I took away from The Magic of Thinking Big: Believe You Can Succeed And You Will.  When you have an “I-can-do-it” attitude, the how-to-do-it traits develop in your mind. Believing that you WILL succeed is one of the basic and essential traits of successful people. Schwartz says that it is great to admire and respect the leader; study and observe them. However, do not worship them. Aim to be better than them. How you see yourself, is how others see you.  Think success, not failure. Remind yourself regularly that you are better than you think you are. Believe Big. The size of your success ...

Thoughts from Craig Littlepage Valuable lessons from last November Championship advice from Bishop Hartley High School’s Brad Burchfield Don’t let perfectionism get in your way The butterfly effect Lou Holtz's rules for winning the day  Open-minded principles  The no asshole rule Potential pitfalls My transition from assistant coach to head coach Staying informed without getting negative Cut the shallow work And Much More! Buy this issue ($15) Download a Sample Issue More Information on The Coaching and Leadership Journal

Florida State head coach Mark Krikorian took over the Seminole women’s soccer program in 2005 and has proven to the nation that FSU soccer will be a national title contender on an annual basis. Through 15 seasons in Tallahassee, Krikorian has led FSU to a pair of NCAA National Championships in 2014 and 2018, nine College Cup appearances, four appearances in the national title game (2007, 2013, 2014 and 2018), three ACC regular-season titles (2009, 2012 and 2014) and six league championships (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018). No program has been to the College Cup more often since 2000 than the Seminoles. "I'm always looking for a ‘thinking player’ … a smart player who possesses good technique. We look at the entire package: athleticism, psychology … what they do on the ball, how they apply information that is given to them.  We want players that will apply the information we are giving them – really important that they can think and solve problems … this especially shows...