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STOP giving BAD advice.

Writer: Shawnee Harle
Shawnee Harle
Jul 27, 2024
1 min read


"Just get out there and be confident!"

This is terrible advice.

I'm a 2x Olympian and Mental Toughness Coach. Sport is a series of emotional storms and this is one of them.

Confidence is an emotion based on results and without results to rely on, there is no confidence.

So, instead of your athlete waiting for confidence to appear, help them tap into their courage. It's an action they can choose.

Help them choose courage to try something new, courage to make a mistake. What about the courage to think, look, and talk like their Greatest Self?

That's how you get results. And that's how you get your athletes to play with confidence; they first show up with courage.

Still need more guidance? Gold Medal Team is the perfect place for you. Get advice, ask me questions, and get on a live Zoom call with me every month! It's really that easy.


CHANGE DOESN'T TAKE TIME. IT TAKES COURAGEOUS ACTION.

 
 
 

6 Comments


Harry Wilson
Oct 12

I like the point behind this post because advice can have a real impact on the decisions people make. Sometimes, listening carefully and understanding another person's situation is much more helpful than offering an immediate opinion. I think good advice should come from experience, empathy, and a willingness to recognise that everyone has different circumstances. This is something that applies to everyday life as well as education.

As a student, I find that thoughtful guidance can make learning more productive. A Free Grammar Checker Tool Online can help me improve the clarity of my written assignments, while student academic support UK resources can provide useful direction for developing academic skills. Your post is a great reminder that advice is most valuable when…

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beehive
Sep 28

Giving advice is easy, but listening properly and understanding someone’s situation before responding is much more important. Good support should be thoughtful, respectful and appropriate to the individual rather than based on assumptions.

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Aug 06

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Jul 28

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John petr
Apr 29

The message about stopping bad advice is so important because, in the academic world, misleading guidance can be just as damaging as the pressure itself something I see often while navigating the intensive rigors of my current PhD research. Balancing my doctoral studies with a part-time job at Last Minute Assignment has given me a front-row seat to the modern student experience, where the need for honest, high-quality mentorship often clashes with the reality of crushing academic deadlines. Having suffered through many high-stress hustles and sleepless nights during my own college days, I am now incredibly conscious of the mental toll an unmanaged workload can take on one’s stability. This personal history is why I have such a deep interest…

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