Dr. Jonathan Fader

Empathy is noting and understanding a person's experience. Listen without judgment, and show them that you understand

What motivates you to succeed? The fear of failure or the joy of winning?

How can you overcome stress and anxiety? Try these tips I give firefighters in intense situations. http://ow.ly/tORa50oucPh

It’s important to focus on what we can control (i.e., what we do and what we think). Taking the focus off of the results and putting it onto the process is how you will find success.

You have control over your attitude, your preparation and your effort. In Sport and Performance Psychology we use the acronym APE for this. APE stands for : Attitude Preparation Effort. https://jonathanfader.com/motivational-interviewing-traini/

How do you let go of focusing on the outcome of achieving a task, in order to focus on the process you go through to achieve it? What mental or physical steps do you take? Share them with us here!

Music has been shown to be a motivator not only for exercise and athletic performance, but also for work productivity and efficiency. http://ow.ly/S5un50momM6

Music has been shown to be a #motivator not only for exercise and athletic performance, but also for work #productivity and #efficiency.

Some follow-up thoughts on the Mindfulness webinar Union Square Practice hosted earlier today...

My big why for writing Coaching Athletes To Be Their Best is to change the way coaches relate to players and thus change sports in general. But I also it for my girls so they can one day read the book. I hope they will recognize the values of kindness, empathy and true listening in the book as part of their experience with me. #motivationalinterviewing #empathy #parenting #coaching #dadlife #practicewhatyoupreach #sport #book #pinata #piñatas

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. - Theodore Roosevelt Whether you are a coach or a parent of an athlete. We can all get better at communicating. Here is a playbook for improving sports outcomes by improving relationships. https://www.amazon.com/Coaching-Athletes-Thei//ref=sr_1_3

"We're all performers...we all bring different levels of ourselves to every situation...and we can all get a little better at what we do" - Fader