Colton Waltner

Finding The Big “Mo”
I am going to kill any anticipation and tell you all exactly what you are wondering, “What’s the Big Mo?”. The Big Mo is slang for momentum. You see in …

You’re Better Than You Think
Whenever I’m feeling down on myself I like to do math. Honestly I hate math but these numbers always tend to bring me some joy and a sense of accomplishment. …

Socioemotional Selective Theory
Every little kid growing up has big dreams for their future. At such a young age we have these idealistic goals of becoming something great whether it is an astronaut …

Going Down Swinging
In baseball the letter ‘K’ refers to when a pitcher records a strikeout. Strikeouts happen all the time and in many different ways but there is one way of striking …

The Zeigarnik Effect: A Case For Practice
Next time you are out to dinner I want you to try something. At the end of the meal, before your waiter gives you the check, give them a pop …

The Gait: Controversy Ensues
Walking. It’s one of the most essential human characteristics. Walking is how we move ourselves about this world. It is also one of the few characteristics shared amongst all cultures that we as babies must learn to walk before we can do pretty much anything else. That being said, everyone walks differently. Some walk with their toes pointed outward and some walk with them inward. Others walk on their toes and some drag their heels. Really tall arches and low collapsed arches, even some with bowed legs and others with knees touching. For it to be something shared by every…

Jog Like A Marine
My college years were filled with inspirational one-liners and elaborate stories meant to teach valuable lessons by way of my head baseball coach Rich Hill. At the time, many of these messages fell on deaf ears or left me scratching my head as I searched for their meaning. But, as I reflect on that time in my life, there are definitely a few that still hang with me to this day. One of my favorites being, “Jog like a Marine.” Coach Hill would utter this phrase often and initially I thought it was dumb. I found it silly to compare…

Others Mistakes: The Best Learning Tool
Mistakes are part of life and more importantly, personal growth. We make them on a daily basis and we are told that we should learn from them. Obviously I agree but what if we could mitigate the mistakes we make ourselves by seeing them made by others first? “Only a fool learns from his own mistake. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” Interesting words from our Prussian friend Otto Von Bismarck but I think there is some truth here. As I learned throughout my studying of psychology, the youngest siblings in many families are often the most…

The Observer
Growing up and still to this day, I have always been the guy that hasn’t had a ton of friends. Now don’t feel bad for me because in fact, I kind of like it that way. Let me explain… In High School I found myself in an interesting place socially. I was an athlete who was in advanced placement classes without most of my teammates and my parents didn’t let me go to parties. I didn’t drink nor did I care for gossip and I didn’t really care for academics but I tried hard knowing good grades would allow me…

There’s No Small Parts, Only Small People
I’m pretty sure the title of this blog is an old adage that people would say to make someone feel better when they didn’t get the lead role in their school play. Though it may be cliché and sound cheesy, however, I hold the above statement to be true. And we can see this truth play out in real life all the time. For example, did you know that many hockey teams in the NHL have a member of the staff tend the players’ backup sticks during the game? To paint a better picture, imagine a young guy in his…