When I was a kid, I always wondered why some people seemed to have all the luck. It just appeared as though they always succeeded, and I wondered why I wasn’t blessed with this amazing aptitude, this unusual gift. I wanted so badly to be successful at things in the same way, that I began…
Setting Your Goals For 2024 And Beyond What pushes you to achieve greatness? What creates the drive you need in order to accomplish the goals you hold in our heart? What is the motivation? The word motivation comes from the Latin phrase “to move forward.” So, what is it that motivates you, moves you forward?…
The Power of Informed Decision-Making Effective decision-making is at the heart of successful leadership. Every choice an executive makes can have lasting impacts on their organization, team, and overall business outcomes. Yet, even experienced leaders can struggle with critical thinking, problem-solving, and maintaining clarity under pressure. This is where leadership coaching steps in. At The…
Have you ever wondered why someone might get angry at something but, you don’t understand why? Have you seen someone display hate openly, yet they don’t know the person or they don’t have a grasp of the circumstances? Have you yourself ever NOT followed through with something that may have been a Life Changing opportunity…
When coaching college basketball players and helping them to use mental performance techniques to improve their game performance, I’ve made some interesting observations. I watched a team shoot free throws for about an hour and when some of the players missed, they would
The mere mention of the word FAILURE for some people creates an emotional knot that is tied to a conclusion of pain and anxiety. When we think of our past failures, there can be a powerful association, an association that creates a visual program of irretrievable loss, a finale, an ending. But, for me failure…
Although we have little control over the stress we face in our lives, what we can control is how well we respond to these problems. We realize we can limit our risk factors, but we cannot control how or when we may be challenged. We can, however, control how we respond. People who are highly…
We all have habits. We try to kick and break our bad ones, and form and reinforce those that are good. We have habitual ways of eating. Ever try to eat using your non-dominant hand? We have habitual ways of driving. Ever start driving to work on your day off before you realized you were…
There is a lot of stuff out there on the internet in regard to visualization. The TRUTH is, we all visualize. In fact, it is as ancient as humankind itself. But, once we learn the power we have to change our direction by using this form of internal communication, we will never look at it…
What you say to yourself and others (the quality of your internal and external communication) has a lot to do with your representation of any given event. We have seen athletes lose, fail a shot, make an error or perform poorly, and talk about the event or beat themselves up for days. We’ve also had…