2020 Best Mellow Song Ever Challenge
This bracket tournament is set to decide (not officially) the best sad/mellow song of all time. This is obviously a subjective list, but here is how it was picked: I …
This blog explores the mental side of sport, coaching, leadership, and daily life through reflection, research, and real-world experience. Posts cover confidence, focus, motivation, burnout, decision-making, team culture, and supporting neurodivergent athletes. Each article challenges common assumptions and encourages clearer thinking. The goal is to help coaches, athletes, parents, and leaders grow with intention.

This bracket tournament is set to decide (not officially) the best sad/mellow song of all time. This is obviously a subjective list, but here is how it was picked: I …

I would not call this blog post strictly about music therapy, but that is the category I would put it in. I am not going into the science or research …

This post was originally posted on another site of mine back in 2015. I have not changed it. I just was really thinking about it today when I overheard the …

This is probably one of the hardest blog posts and topics for me to discuss, but I feel it is important and needed at this time. That being said, I …

Who do you think you are? I have gone back and forth for about four months when I knew I was starting DanMickle.com on what to write as my …

Wow, I just realized how long it has been since I actually posted a blog. So many things have changed since June 3, 2016. By now you realized how bad …

This particular blog has been very challenging to write. Normally, I get the framework in my mind and I jot it down. Then the rest begins to flow. This has …

The following post was originally posted in 2014 on TheCoachesMind.com. I am migrating all my posts from that site to this one. Using stats while in a match can be …