Parentshift Notes #2

After interviewing rower Cara Stawicki on the podcast, my perspective on late bloomers shifted. Most parents think if talent hasn’t shown up by a certain age, it never will. That’s not how performance works. Cara started rowing at 18, made the national team at 34, and won gold in her late 30s. The game-changer? She stopped seeing herself as “just someone who works hard” and started seeing herself as a racer who competes and goes for results.Once that clicked, everything followed. In this short note I share why time is not the enemy (impatience is), how persistence is built through friction instead of being removed, and why identity is the real driver of performance. Skills and reps matter, but how our kids see themselves when things stop working is what decides everything. Cara Stawicki Podcast link -- https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vlIvldKM0VrsoVDGEu1AA?si=4arEn1mkRpepsHlTwiqjkg ParentShift course 30% off with the code "TRIBE". Link below:  ParentShift (English): https://www.hernanchousa.com/courses/parentshift?ref=c23daa  Entrena Tu Legado (Spanish): https://www.hernanchousa.com/courses/entrenatulegado?ref=c23daa Parentshift book: https://www.amazon.com/PARENTSHIFT-SKILLS-BECOME-SUPER-PARENT-ebook/dp/B091Z11QTZ