Unlearning the Scoreboard: A Second Shot at Real Development

April 16, 2025By Tony MatesiMotivation No Comments

Inspired by Jon Townsend’s “Development is Not Winning” “This mindset fosters a culture of blame and insecurity. Players conditioned to seek external validation often mirror their coaches’ behavior, shifting blame onto teammates in the same way their coaches may blame them.” —Jon Townsend, Development is Not Winning Jon Townsend’s recent article stopped me mid-scroll. As … Read More

When “The Hard Way” Isn’t the Smart Way

April 3, 2025By Tony MatesiMotivation No Comments

We all love a good struggle story. You pushed through the pain. You crawled through the mud. You clawed your way to the top, bloodied but victorious. There’s something primal and poetic about doing the hard thing—especially when you didn’t have to. Joe De Sena, founder of Spartan and the king of the “suffer more” … Read More

The Legend of the Mailbox

March 2, 2018By Tony MatesiMotivation, Workouts 1 Comment

Moving to Washington state has probably been one of the best decisions of life, the access to nature, and mountains, and trails are limitless and as a result, I’m training more (happily) than I ever have before. One of my favorite things to do for training, now that I have access, is to find some … Read More