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The Passion Trap
Saturday, July 11, 2020
The new Audible Original – “Compete to Create: An Approach to Living and Leading Authentically” launched this week. One of the hidden challenges it raises for living well is “The Passion Trap.” People often fall into the trap of believing they need to find that one thing they are passionate about – whether it’s writing,
- Published in Character, Confidence, Focus, Mindfulness
THE GRIT FACTOR
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Years ago, I pulled up YouTube and watched a TED Talk from Dr. Angela Duckworth, a psychology professor at Penn whose words piqued my curiosity that day. The topic? Grit. My response? Dr. Duckworth and I need to talk. Her TED Talk had — in a new way — put words to something we had
- Published in Coaching, Confidence, Control, Focus, Grit
HOW TO CREATE A PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
First things first, ask yourself, “do I have a personal philosophy”. More than likely, you do– whether you can effectively articulate it yet, or not. We all have a personal philosophy, or a way about ourselves that gives us some degree of clarity and direction throughout our daily lives. Creating a personal philosophy, understanding how
- Published in Character, Confidence, Philosophy, Self-Discovery, Vision
DR. MICHAEL GERVAIS FEATURED IN UNDER ARMOUR’S NEW DOCUMENTARY, MARGIN OF VICTORY
Thursday, June 06, 2019
In Under Armour’s new documentary, Margin of Victory, they explore the mindsets behind some of the world’s best athletes during their preparation leading up to their next big performance: 6-time NBA All Star, 2-time NBA MVP and 3-time NBA Champion Stephen Curry, FIFA World Cup Champion and Olympian Kelley O’Hara and former Heavyweight Champion Anthony
- Published in Confidence, Control, High Performance
PUSHING MY LIMITS WITH A 35-MILE ULTRA-MARATHON RACE
Friday, March 29, 2019
35 miles of running. 10,000 feet of climbing. 9.5 hours of one foot in front of the other. For the first time since the Rio Olympics, I wanted to be tested again physically. That’s why I signed up for an ultramarathon in Whistler B.C. When I first committed to this race, running four miles felt like hard work. I had
- Published in Confidence, Grit, High Performance, Inspiration
PROJECT RECONNECT: CATALINA CHANNEL, EPISODE 3
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Project Reconnect was designed to reconnect to the purpose-driven and nature-connected life that many of our ancestors exceptionally lived. So I set out to stand-up paddle across the Catalina Channel (~30 nautical miles) to reconnect to mother nature, and to raise money for a non-profit that is working on ridding the ocean of plastics. I knew it would be hard –
- Published in Calm, Confidence, Focus, High Performance, Mindfulness
PROJECT RECONNECT: CATALINA CHANNEL, EPISODE 2
Sunday, December 09, 2018
STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN The day was finally here for me to attempt to cross the Catalina channel (a 26+ mile stretch of open water from Catalina Island to Redondo Beach, California). Depending on currents and ocean conditions, I was anticipating it to take 6-8 hours of paddling for me to successfully cross the channel. The
- Published in Calm, Confidence, Focus, High Performance, Mindfulness
PROJECT RECONNECT: CATALINA CHANNEL, EPISODE 1
Friday, December 07, 2018
WHAT IS PROJECT RECONNECT? Most of us have a deep desire to live a life of purpose and meaning, and to understand what we are capable of. Each of which is incredibly challenging and at times so overwhelming that we find ourselves slipping into the daily rut of to-dos rather than designing a life to explore
- Published in Calm, Confidence, Focus, High Performance, Mindfulness