WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRAIN YOUR MIND
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
As a human, there are essentially three things that we can train: our craft, our body, and our mind. And everyday is an opportunity to train these areas and develop the skills that keep them working at an optimal level–– to explore the boundaries of what’s possible with who we already are and who we
- Published in Mindfulness, Self-Discovery, Training
THE MOST OPTIMAL STATE FOR HUMANS
Friday, June 14, 2019
Have you ever watched an Olympian experience her childhood dream by effortlessly breaking her personal record? Or an astronaut flawlessly orchestrate a rocket launch? Or a president deliver a country-altering State of the Union address? Their focus, ease and courage are impressive. There’s a name for that type of state of mind — Flow state.
- Published in Focus, Mindfulness
WHAT IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET?
Monday, February 25, 2019
How do we achieve more? Live with passion and purpose? Be our authentic selves and find our best? That’s been my life effort – to study (and hopefully inform) both science and applied innovations of how people flourish; living life to its fullest. There is no singular path, no one right way, no hacks, secrets
- Published in Grit, High Performance, Mindfulness
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
OLYMPIAN INSIGHTS: STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING UNCERTAINTY AND CHANGE
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
At the 2012 London Olympics we fell short of our goal of winning gold. It was a painful experience. I didn’t know what was going to happen next for me. I needed to make changes moving forward so that I could be a better version of myself in moments of test. However, with change comes
- Published in Character, Coaching, Control, Mindfulness, Optimism
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
WELCOME TO THE COMPETE TO CREATE BLOG!
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Six years ago, Pete Carroll and I launched Compete to Create with one aim in mind: help people become their best. I had been working in the trenches with elite performers while Pete’s specialty was in switching on high performing teams and cultures. We began working to help people perform to their best, but now it is
- Published in Mindfulness
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