06/14/2026
Something worth sharing with your athlete this week.
Unshakeable confidence is rare at 16, 17, 18 years old.
Not because something is wrong with them.
But because they're still figuring out who they are. As a person — not just an athlete.
And that's exactly where they should be.
One of the most common things I see in my work with young athletes is the pressure they put on themselves to have it all figured out.
Their identity.
Their future.
Their place in the world.
That pressure is real.
And it's heavy.
But the goal at this age isn't to arrive somewhere perfect.
It's to start paying attention.
To how they want to show up.
To how they respond when things get hard.
To the kind of person they want to be — not just the kind of athlete.
That awareness is where unshakeable confidence begins.
It won't happen overnight. But every season they compete with intention, they're building something that lasts.
Share this with your athlete if they're putting too much pressure on themselves to have it all figured out.
It might be exactly what they need to hear right now.
