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Meditation and Mindfulness – An Athlete’s Guide to P...
Raedan Goldblum https://www.linkedin.com/in/raedangoldblum/
The nerves one might have in the night leading up to a game, a race, a match, or any athletic competition is an unparalleled feeling. It might have you tossing and turning in bed, replaying your mistakes from the last outing, or it might have you jittery and unfocused — worried about what may happen the next day. These nerves definitely don't go away overnight and are usually more intense in the hours leading up to the event.
While many athletes use their nerves to their advantage and use it to fuel them, drive them, motivate them, and even frighten them into performing better, there is another way to deal with the snowball of nerves that arrive the day or days before a competition.
Meditation and mindfulness exercises can actually go a long way in reinforcing positive mental health, confidence, and can help calm nerves before a big game without ridding you of those nerves that you may use to perform better. I didn't start practicing meditation and mindfulness training until long after my track and competitive athletic days were over, however, I wish I did these mental exercises while I was still an active competitor.
Here are five ways that meditation and mindfulness exercises may improve an athlete's mental health which will lead to an increase in confidence, focus, and thus translate into... Read More
What do we Know about Walt Disney Company?
by Malinda Abraham
Walt Disney Company Corporate Review
Everyone agrees that The Walt Disney Company is a top-tier corporation. A key objective of this research was to identify the operational procedures that have directly led to the company's success.
The Walt Disney Company, more commonly known as Disney, is a global media and entertainment conglomerate with headquarters in Burbank, California. The Walt Disney Company was originally founded as the Disney Brothers Studio on October 16, 1923; it adopted its current name in 1986. The advent of animated films and the creation of Mickey Mouse, the company's renowned mascot, are often credited with contributing to the company's early success. Following its meteoric rise to prominence in the early 1950s, the company diversified into fields like live-action films, television, and theme parks. Disney's profits declined after Walt's unexpected death in 1966, especially in the animation division. Disney's stockholders elected Michael Eisner as CEO in 1984, ushering in the studio's golden age, which has become known as the Disney Renaissance (Richard, 2019).
Since the 1980s, Disney has been developing and purchasing subsidiary firms in an effort to broaden the appeal of its products beyond its core demographic of young families. Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Animation, and Searchlight Pictures are all under the Walt Disney Studios umbrella. Disney is successful in many other industries, including those unrelated to... Read More