Scared enough for success?
What is the scariest thing you have done that you knew would help you grow, but required you to blow off the friendly confines of your comfort zone? Scary behaviors {aka, things that we do despite our hands shaking, stomach roiling, and heart racing} are the...
Midyear Goal Check-In
Midyear Goal Check-In: It's time to revisit, realign, or reset one's goals! Vision isn't enough unless combined with venture. It's not enough to stare up the steps unless we also step up the stairs. - Vance Havner The most successful people make it a practice to...
How to Stop being Blind to Opportunities!
“How did they not see that? It was right in front of them?” This not uncommon, one-person conversation between an observer and their television occurs when the professional athlete experiences an error or missed opportunity to the dismay of the observer/supporter. Feel free to replace “it” with an empty net, open receiver, or oncoming traffic. The observer asking the question often scratching his or her head and left wondering, How can someone miss something so obvious? Well, it turns out that we have likely all been blind to opportunity at some point. Please say hello to inattentional blindness.
Do you love your job? 9 Research-based ways to bring greater meaning, joy, and heart to your job
1. Find a supportive and encouraging mentor who holds you accountable and promotes growth.1 2. Express gratitude to your loyal supporters. Make the receiver's day while increasing your own well-being and self-esteem!2 3. Deepen the level of trust and quality in your...
Confidence: Source of Success or Root of Ruin
True or False: We can never have too much confidence? Performance problems always come from having too little confidence. False! Although confidence is often talked about in black-and-white terms, as either having it or not having it, confidence is actually not that...
Injury slowing you down? Speed up your recovery with these 3 mental tools!
What if recovery from an injury that typically lasted over 16 weeks took less than five weeks? Athletes in one study learned how this could be accomplished by using three simple, mental tools, or Between-The-Ears Skills (or BTE's). Researchers Cupal and Brewer...