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Whether you are an athlete, a parent, a coach, or a workplace professional, your mindset and preparation can make a world of difference in your productivity, performance, and level of success. To help address this area, I sought out feedback from Dr. Pete Economou of Rutgers University to provide some insight into the relevance and […]
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Great things come to those who make things happen. I firmly believe this. As I’ve grown through my career, I’ve learned that in order to truly make a positive impact on others one should have a goal-oriented and empathetic mindset, demonstrate a passion for helping, take initiative when appropriate, and think big. As David Schultz noted in
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How are you promoting yourself as a professional? If you’re an athletic trainer, how are you promoting our profession? It’s time for another guest blog – Allan Parsells, MS, ATC. Allan is the Head Athletic Trainer at Oratory Preparatory School in Summit, New Jersey, co-owner of Premier Sports Medicine, and former Public Relations Chairman for
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Do you pursue mastery of the services you provide? As sports medicine and physical performance professionals, we are always told to “continue our learning” of practical knowledge. Our continuing education classes are typically geared toward learning or reviewing new exercises, treatment approaches, and assessment/evaluation skills. Ask yourself this: “When is the last time I reviewed
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As rehab and fitness professionals, it is crucial that we know why we do what we do. Always be able to answer if someone asks “why?”. One of the awesome things about our profession is that, in rehabilitation and strength training, there are many successful approaches to obtaining great outcomes. Throughout my career I have
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Congratulations! I applaud and welcome you, new AT”C”, welcome to the greATest health care community out there! It’s your turn to join the rest of us, here in the professional world, doing greAT things and making an impact. While this post is intended for the newly-certified athletic trainer, it may also serve as a “reflection
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I know you can do it. I believe you have it in you. But let’s face it – getting started with a new exercise program can be tough. Making time to do your rehab exercises can seem like an impossible task. Once you get started, sticking with an exercise or rehab program can be a
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Over the years, I’ve had many people (co-workers, clients, friends, family members) who have said things to me like “you always seem happy”, “don’t you ever get stressed/tired?”, and my personal favorite – “what does it take to actually get you mad??”. Seriously, people would purposely try to make me mad (I think this may
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Time to get reflective… It was the fall of 2007 when I first took the time to reflect and develop a list of personal philosophy statements and a personal mission statement. This was prompted by the Seminar in Humanistic/Multicutural Education course I was taking as part of my graduate coursework at SUNY New Paltz. As
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