This whole conversation actually didn’t start with anything. I noticed in my coaching practice, but I wanted to share it, because it’s something we should all think about. I started looking into the lives of professional athletes and their coaches—especially those whose parents were their first coaches. And what struck me was how differently these […]

What Are Your Standards, Really? I was picking up my daughter from dance recently and ran into one of my old dance teachers. She is 88 now, and I couldn’t even sprint over to her fast enough. I didn’t train under her all that long, but we had a very special bond. We were talking […]








