This week we're joined again by Valerie "Valhalla" Worthington!  In addition to being a black belt and OG in women's BJJ, Valerie holds a PhD in Educational Psychology and teaches coaching at Saybrook University.  In this episode, Valerie explains the importance of empathetic thinking for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coaches and students alike.Follow Valerie on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/worthingtonvalerie/Email Valerie:worthingtonvalerie500@gmail.comResources discussed in this episode:Training Wheels, by Valerie Worthington:https://amzn.to/43O2cPsThe Platinum Rule, by Tony Alessandra:https://amzn.to/3CEgUgBCody Rhodes on "seeing race:"https://bit.ly/45Xc1wwMental models discussed in this episode:Survivorship Biashttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/survivorship-bias/The Golden Rulehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/golden-rule/Curse of Knowledgehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge/Self-Competitionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you'll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/