Can the 2026 FIFA World Cup Make Youth Soccer Affordable Again?

Are you excited about FIFA coming to your town in the US and all the hype and promise it has for business, American society, solidarity between nations, especially during wartime, and for the sheer love of the game of soccer? As a peak performance coach, who works with Mindful Toughness skill sets to assist young people to succeed, I am!

Why Exercising with Others Improves Your Health and Motivation

Did you know that exercising with other people may help you live longer—not just exercise more? Yes, simply being a part of a group of exercisers can have positive health benefits beyond motivation to exercise. This was shown in a large-scale review reported in Public Library of Science (PLOS) Medicine that examined 148 studies of 309,000 individuals with an average age of 64 and found that having strong social connections increased the odds of survival by 50 percent compared with those who have weaker societal bonds. What is important to note is that the result remained constant over age, gender, health status, length of follow-up period, and cause of death.

How to Build Exercise Habits that Transform Your Identity

What if the key to lasting health and fitness isn’t more motivation—but a shift in identity? Did you know that researchers who focus on lifestyle changes are showing us that our habits, both healthy and unhealthy ones, determine who we think we are. Yes, people who link their habits to their identities the most had higher levels of self-esteem and were more driven towards reaching their ideal self, according to a Frontiers in Psychology study.