Is competitiveness something you’re born with, or is it something you build? In high performance—whether in sport, leadership, or life—developing a competitive mindset can make all the difference. A Real-Life Lesson in Developing Competitiveness The scene is fall training on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia: Two by 3km in singles was a typical Saturday morning… Read More >>>

The brain craves certainty. Human nature prompts us to seek patterns and consistency, which feed psychological safety and, ultimately, our sense of control. According to Jonah Oliver, one of Australia’s leading sport performance psychologists, uncertainty is the hardest human emotion—tougher to navigate than pain, anger, grief, and even loss. “There’s a reason that seven-year-old kid… Read More >>>

“Put your boats in the water.” I hear this and immediately lock in. A switch flips. At the onset of the 2025 Americas Rowing Beach Sprint Championships in Garabito, Costa Rica, surf conditions led the World Rowing Jury to require three boat handlers per boat for the duration of the event. The same was true… Read More >>>