ARTICLE
How to Be an Impact Player from the Bench
By Patrick Cohn
If you are on a team, then you have a role on the team. Understanding your role and knowing that your role can change increases motivation and confidence.
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
CLEAR ALL
BY TOPIC
BY TYPE
FILTER
TOPIC
- Friendship (38)
- BIPOC Well-Being (27)
- Kids and Sports (26)
- Well-Being (26)
- Communication Skills (24)
- Performance Pressure (24)
- Depression (23)
- Cancer (22)
- Motivation (22)
- Self-Care (22)
- Collaboration (21)
- Entrepreneurship (21)
- Illness and Injury (20)
- Romantic Relationships (20)
- Anxiety (19)
- Women’s Well-Being (19)
- Confidence (18)
- Leadership (18)
- Neurodiversity (18)
- Parenting (18)
- Self-Pressure (18)
- Work-Life Balance (18)
- Burnout (17)
- Self-Mastery (17)
- ADD/ADHD (16)
- Creative Well-Being (15)
- LGBTQIA Well-Being (15)
- Black Well-Being (14)
- Exercise (14)
- Peak Performance (14)
- Emotional Labor (13)
- Mind-Body Connection (13)
- Self-Esteem (13)
- Addiction (12)
- Eating Disorders (12)
- Goal Setting (12)
- Performance Anxiety (12)
- Physical Health (12)
- Resilience (12)
- Stress Management (12)
- Conflict Resolution (11)
- Criticism and Rejection (11)
- Gender Discrimination (11)
- Job Loss (11)
- Work Ethic (11)
- Young Adult Well-Being (11)
- Authenticity (10)
- Building Character (10)
- Diet and Nutrition (10)
- Disabled Well-Being (10)
- Fellowship and Community (10)
- Focus (10)
- Motherhood (10)
- Search for Purpose (10)
- Activism/Service (9)
- Caregiver Well-Being (9)
- Female Empowerment (9)
- Growth Mindset (9)
- Happiness (9)
- Meditation (9)
- Mental Health Challenges (9)
- Mindfulness (9)
- Neuroscience (9)
- Self-Worth (9)
- Work Relationships (9)
- Betrayal (8)
- Clinical Depression (8)
- Divorce and Breakup (8)
- Emotional Intelligence (EQ) (8)
- Empathy (8)
- Empowerment (8)
- Handling a Loved One’s Illness (8)
- Self-Limiting Beliefs (8)
- Chronic Pain (7)
- Compassion (7)
- Courage (7)
- Discrimination (7)
- Family Dynamics (7)
- Habits of Mind (7)
- Intimacy (7)
- Life-Altering Injury (7)
- Marriage (7)
- Passion (7)
- Pleasing Parents (7)
- Self-Actualization (7)
- Self-Development (7)
- Setting Limits and Boundaries (7)
- Social Justice (7)
- Stress (7)
- Values (7)
- Anger Management (6)
- Autism (6)
- Belonging (6)
- Chronic Health Conditions (6)
- Endurance (6)
- Finding Meaning (6)
- Gender Challenges (6)
- Imagination and Creativity (6)
- Love (6)
- Negative Self-Talk (6)
- Plateauing (6)
- Regret (6)
- Relationship with Time (6)
- Self-Acceptance (6)
- Suicide (6)
- Trauma Healing (6)
- Trust (6)
- Aging (5)
- Body Image (5)
- Child’s Emotional Growth (5)
- Chronic Anxiety (5)
- Community Healing (5)
- Competition (5)
- Connection (5)
- Gratitude (5)
- Grief (5)
- Grit (5)
- Homophobia (5)
- Honoring Emotion (5)
- Identity (5)
- Kindness (5)
- Living with Illness (5)
- Loneliness (5)
- Mentoring (5)
- Mindfulness Practices (5)
- Positive Thinking (5)
- Productivity (5)
- Psychology (5)
- Racial Discrimination (5)
- Self-Discovery (5)
- Speaking Your Truth (5)
- Talk Therapy (5)
- Addiction Recovery (4)
- Connection with Nature (4)
- Decision Making (4)
- Domestic Abuse (4)
- Drug Addiction (4)
- Generosity (4)
- Indigenous Well-Being (4)
- Intention (4)
- Latinx Well-Being (4)
- Letting Go (4)
- Men’s Well-Being (4)
- Racism (4)
- Self-Control (4)
- Self-Reliance (4)
- Sex (4)
- Sleep (4)
- Transgender Well-Being (4)
- Traumatic Grief (4)
- Visualization (4)
- Withholding (4)
- AAPI Well-Being (3)
- Anger (3)
- Awareness (3)
- Brain Health (3)
- Child’s ADD/ADHD (3)
- Christianity (3)
- Climate Change (3)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (3)
- Cross-Cultural Dynamics (3)
- Death or Loss of a Loved One (3)
- Failure (3)
- Fear (3)
- Forgiveness (3)
- Gender Identity (3)
- Gender Justice (3)
- Habit Formation (3)
- Healthy Eating (3)
- Human Potential (3)
- Inner Strengths (3)
- Integrity (3)
- Masculine/Feminine Dynamics (3)
- Neuroplasticity (3)
- Perception (3)
- Personal Development (3)
- Positive Self-Talk (3)
- Presence (3)
- PTSD (3)
- Quitting Your Job (3)
- Self-Healing (3)
- Self-Love (3)
- Self-Reflection Practices (3)
- Sexual Assault or Abuse (3)
- Shame (3)
- Social Responsibility (3)
- Spiritual Growth (3)
- Time Management (3)
- Toxic Relationships (3)
- Unfulfilled Career (3)
- Veteran Well-Being (3)
- Anorexia (2)
- Asking for Help (2)
- Breathwork (2)
- Building Culture (2)
- Coming Out (2)
- Conscience (2)
- Consciousness (2)
- Curiosity (2)
- Digital Life (2)
- Disconnection (2)
- Epigenetics (2)
- Female Friendship (2)
- Forest Bathing (2)
- Household Labor (2)
- Imposter Syndrome (2)
- Inner Peace (2)
- Insomnia (2)
- Inspiration (2)
- Integrative Medicine (2)
- Laughter Therapy (2)
- LGBTQIA Relationships (2)
- Loss of Partner/Spouse (2)
- Mindfulness Meditation (2)
- Nonbinary Well-Being (2)
- Passive-Aggressive Behavior (2)
- Poverty/Economic Inequality (2)
- Problem Solving (2)
- Racial Healing (2)
- Racial Justice (2)
- Rest (2)
- Retirement (2)
- Ritual (2)
- Self-Compassion (2)
- Self-Expression (2)
- Self-Reckoning (2)
- Sexuality (2)
- Spiritual Life (2)
- The Yips (2)
- Transitions (2)
- Vulnerability (2)
- Willpower (2)
- Yoga (2)
- Abandonment (1)
- Academic Struggles (1)
- Acceptance (1)
- Acupressure (1)
- Affirmations (1)
- Biohacking (1)
- Body Positivity (1)
- Boundary Confusion (1)
- Buddhism (1)
- Bulimia (1)
- Bullying (1)
- Cannabis/CBD (1)
- Child’s Anxiety (1)
- Child’s Autism (1)
- Children’s Well-Being (1)
- Codependency (1)
- Compassion Meditation (1)
- Cross-Cultural Parenting (1)
- Death and Dying (1)
- Death or Loss of a Child (1)
- Death or Loss of a Parent (1)
- Deciding to Have Children (1)
- Dementia (1)
- Dharma (1)
- Drug Policy (1)
- Dysfunctional Childhood (1)
- Economic Justice (1)
- Ego (1)
- Ego Transcendence (1)
- Embodiment (1)
- Energy Healing (1)
- Environmental Justice (1)
- Facing Own Death (1)
- Faith and Identity (1)
- Financial Instability (1)
- Flower Essences (1)
- Freedom (1)
- Gender Transition (1)
- Genetics (1)
- Healing Approaches (1)
- Higher Calling (1)
- Highly Sensitive People (1)
- Holism (1)
- Ibogaine (1)
- Immigration and Assimilation (1)
- Indigenous Healing Approaches (1)
- Infidelity (1)
- Inner Life (1)
- Jealousy/Envy (1)
- Journaling (1)
- Ketamine (1)
- Leaving a Religion (1)
- LGBTQIA Parents (1)
- LGBTQIA Sexuality (1)
- Life Challenges (1)
- Life Force Energy (1)
- Longevity (1)
- Loss of an Animal Companion (1)
- Lovingkindness Meditation (1)
- MDMA (1)
- Misophonia (1)
- Neuropsychology (1)
- Nonviolence (1)
- Oneness (1)
- Optimism (1)
- Panic Attacks (1)
- Patience (1)
- Personality Disorders (1)
- Personality Typing (1)
- Play (1)
- Poetry (1)
- Psychedelic Research (1)
- Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (1)
- Quantum Physics (1)
- Race and Gender (1)
- Relationship with Money (1)
- Self-Employment (1)
- Shadow (1)
- Sleep Disorders (1)
- Social Anxiety (1)
- Social Presence (1)
- Social Psychology (1)
- Soul Mission (1)
- Spirituality and Health (1)
- Subconscious (1)
- Suicide Loss Survivor (1)
- Synchronicity (1)
- Tarot (1)
- The Divine (1)
- The Feldenkrais Method (1)
- Trauma (1)
- Unconscious Bias (1)
- Wake-Up Calls (1)
- Weight Concerns (1)
- Women’s Rights (1)
- Yoga Nidra (1)
FILTER
TEACHER
- Jay Shetty (3)
- Naomi Osaka (3)
- Simone Biles (3)
- Emiliana Simon-Thomas (2)
- Ethan Nichtern (2)
- Jessica Dore (2)
- Joanne Cacciatore (2)
- John Gottman (2)
- Karla McLaren (2)
- Lori Gottlieb (2)
- Mark Manson (2)
- Martha Beck (2)
- Richard Davidson (2)
- Shakti Gawain (2)
- Stan Tatkin (2)
- Amma (1)
- Amy Cuddy (1)
- Amy Morin (1)
- Andy Puddicombe (1)
- Arianna Huffington (1)
- Chalene Johnson (1)
- Chelsey Luger (1)
- Connie Zweig (1)
- Dan Buettner (1)
- Daniel Goleman (1)
- David R. Hawkins (1)
- Deepak Chopra (1)
- don Jose Ruiz (1)
- Eric Maisel (1)
- Esther Perel (1)
- Gabor Maté (1)
- Gay Hendricks (1)
- Harriet Lerner (1)
- Harville Hendrix (1)
- Helen LaKelly Hunt (1)
- Herbert Benson (1)
- Hyla Cass (1)
- Jack Canfield (1)
- Jacqueline Carter (1)
- Jane E. Brody (1)
- Jean Shinoda Bolen (1)
- Jennifer Peepas (1)
- Jesus (1)
- Joan Chittister (1)
- Judith Orloff (1)
- Julie Schwartz Gottman (1)
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1)
- Kathlyn Hendricks (1)
- Kelly McGonigal (1)
- Light Watkins (1)
- Mark Wolynn (1)
- Marshall Rosenberg (1)
- Megan Devine (1)
- Melanie Joy (1)
- Monnica Williams (1)
- Moshé Feldenkrais (1)
- Nataly Kogan (1)
- Oprah Winfrey (1)
- Oshoke Pamela Abalu (1)
- Peter Senge (1)
- Rich Fernandez (1)
- Rich Roll (1)
- Rick Hanson (1)
- Robert Thurman (1)
- Saeed Jones (1)
- Sally Kempton (1)
- Scott Shute (1)
- Sharon Salzberg (1)
- Shefali Tsabary (1)
- Sister Jenna (1)
- Stephen Cope (1)
- Stephen Covey (1)
- Sue Morter (1)
- Temple Grandin (1)
- Toni Bernhard (1)
- Tony Gaskins Jr. (1)
- Tony Robbins (1)
- Valarie Kaur (1)
- Wim Hof (1)