Motivation

12 Jan Why I’m Not On Social Media Every Day (Advice for Female Athletes and Youth Sports Parents)

Posted at 19:40h in Blog, Body Image, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Life Coaching, Mindset, Motivation, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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In 2020, I deleted my Snapchat. Annoyed by the constant snaps of my friends' Starbucks orders, sushi boat dinners, abroad travels, morning routines, hair appointments, mirror selfies, pedicures, and all things that documented their day-to-day, I decided to cut the chord and delete the app once...

01 Mar Team Drama: The Best Way to Deal with Mean Girls

Posted at 20:19h in Blog, Female Athletes, Motivation, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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I bolted into my mom’s bedroom crying. I was 13 years old, first experiencing the volatility that is being a teenager. I also faced my first encounter with a mean girl. My teammate Emily and I were having a conversation on AOL instant messenger, which was...

19 Sep Overcoming Mistakes in Your Sport with Strength and Dignity

Posted at 13:55h in Blog, Confidence, Mindset, Motivation, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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You make a massive mistake in competition. The last feelings you feel are strength and dignity. Instead, you feel frustration. You feel chaos and stress. That's not how it was supposed to go...

31 Aug Use Comparison to Other Athletes as Motivation

Posted at 12:58h in Blog, Female Athletes, Mindset, Motivation by erica 0 Comments

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Comparison doesn’t have to be crippling. You also don’t have to succumb to Theodore Roosevelt’s idea that comparison is “the thief of joy.” It can be, in some sense, when you look around and see everyone else crushing it, running faster, scoring more goals, and getting more...

13 Aug When Hard Work Doesn’t Pay Off: You Can’t Control Everything

Posted at 14:31h in Blog, Female Athletes, Mindset, Motivation, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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I got cut from the all-state Maryland soccer team when I was 14-years-old. Even though I made the squad and also proved myself as a regional selection the year before, things didn't go my way this time around . I got cut. At first, I thought I...

01 Jul Female Athletes Who Practice Discipline…WIN.

Posted at 19:32h in Blog, Female Athletes, Mindset, Motivation by erica 0 Comments

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Self discipline sets you free. This quote is an inherent contradiction. The word discipline means "obey a set of rules," while the word free means "no longer confined." How can discipline, an act of structure and routine, also be liberating and carefree at the same time? How can...

19 Nov 32 Lessons Learned At Age 32

Posted at 00:05h in Blog, Business, Life Coaching, Mindset, Motivation, Uncategorized by erica 4 Comments

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Never have I felt so radiant, so alive, so overjoyed, and so vibrant in my entire life. Welcome to me being 32-years-old. It's downright exhilarating. If someone were to tell me a decade ago I would feel at my prime on my 32nd birthday, I would've told...

08 Aug How Youth Female Athletes Can Beat the Perfectionist Trap

Posted at 12:00h in Blog, Mindset, Motivation by erica 2 Comments

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Chasing perfectionism is a losing game. It leaves young female athletes feeling defeated and flat, and it's a pursuit that becomes an unending cycle of frustration. You see, striving to be perfect goes against the human condition as well as the nature of life. It's hard...

03 Jun Why Every Youth Athlete Needs To Social Media Fast

Posted at 11:45h in Blog, Mindset, Motivation by erica 0 Comments

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Just like food, social media is consumption. The liking, the scrolling, the clicking, the commenting all impact your internal state as much as the foods you eat. But instead of impacting your digestive system, social media impacts your nervous system. First things first: when I started writing back...

22 Apr Female Athletes Being Beautiful from the Inside Out

Posted at 22:19h in Blog, Female Athletes, Mindset, Motivation by erica 0 Comments

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We all know the girl who grinds the hardest, yet has endless anxiety. We all know the girl who is fastest in practice, yet chokes come game time. We all know the girl who is strongest in the gym, yet still suffers injuries. We all know the girl...