Saturday Evening Post column: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: Living a Life Without Regret
The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: Living a Life Without Regret.” This article explores what I consider to be the worst emotion that you can experience: regret. Regret involves looking back on your life and wishing you had done things differently. Rarely do people feel regret for what they did, but […]
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Build a Positive and High-performing Ski Team Culture
Because ski racing isn’t a team sport in the usual sense of the word, little is attention is given to the influence that individual athletes can have on a ski team, whether healthy or toxic. Nor do we often think about how a team in ski racing can have a significant effect on the performances […]
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Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #10-Fear of Failure (Part I)
Episode #10: Fear of Failure (Part I) of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the third of six in a series that examines the psychological and emotional obstacles that hold athletes back from performing their best, enjoying their sports experiences, and achieving their sports goals. This series of podcasts will also show […]
Read MoreWhen Coaches and Parents Work Together, Kids Win
Being a ski coach is a tough job. There is everything you need to know about conditioning, technique, tactics, equipment, and, of course, the mind. There are the logistics of organizing training, travel, and races for a group of athletes, and adapting to the ever-changing conditions inherent in ski racing. There are also the not-very-fun […]
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Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy Seeks Permanent Executive Director
I rarely post anything on my blog and social media that isn’t related to my professional life. But, given that many of my social media followers are from the world of ski racing, I’m posting a job announcement for the new Executive Director of SBSTA (I’m a member of its Board of Trustees, co-chair of […]
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Raising Young Athletes Podcast: Episode #10-Fear of Failure (Part II)
Episode #10: Fear of Failure (Part II) of my Raising Young Athletes podcast is the fourth of seven in a series that examines obstacles that can prevent athletes from performing their best and enjoying their sports experiences. This episode is the second of two parts that explores the powerfully negative impact of fear of failure on […]
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Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #10-Stress to Calm
In Episode #10: Stress to Calm of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, we continue our exploration of the powerful role that emotions play in how we react to crises in our lives. This episode examines how the stress that you will experience in response to a crisis leaves you unprepared psychologically, emotionally, and physiologically to […]
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“Money in the Bank, Baby!”: Make Your Final Deposits to Your Confidence Bank
It’s hard to believe that we are only weeks away from the start of another ski season. The snow guns are blasting in Colorado and I will be on snow with athletes soon. For some of you, I’m sure you’re excited to be able to snap into your skis again after being off snow for […]
Read MoreTrain Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #9-Perfectionism
Episode #9: Perfectionism of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the second of six in a series that examines the psychological and emotional obstacles that hold athletes back from performing their best, enjoying their sports experiences, and achieving their sports goals. This series of podcasts will also show you how to remove […]
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Is STEM Over-rated?
If you’re a parent with children in K-12 education, you have likely been STEMed to death in recent years. In primary and secondary education, we are bombarded by STEM this and STEM that. As I’m sure you know by now, STEM is a hot topic these days in the ongoing debate about how to best […]
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