Raising Young Athletes Podcast: Episode #11-Emotions (Part I)
Episode #11: Emotions (Part I) of my Raising Young Athletes podcast is the fifth of seven in a series that examines the psychological obstacles that can prevent athletes from enjoying their sports experiences, performing their best, and achieving their athletic goals. This episode is the first of two parts that examines the significant effect that emotions […]
Read MoreTune in to Razor-Tune, So You Can Tune Out of Ski Tuning Sooner
It’s that time of year again. Winter is approaching (or already started) and if you’re the parent of one more ski racers, or a ski racer yourself, you can expect to spend many hours over the coming months in a tuning room or garage filing, waxing and scraping ski after ski after ski after ski […]
Read MoreLindsey Vonn Embraces Her Humanity
A wonderful article about Lindsey Vonn that describes the physical, psychological, and emotional challenges she faced as one of history’s greatest ski racers and following her retirement. A nice reminder that those whom we revere from afar are as human as we are (to paraphrase a well-known saying, Lindsey “puts her speed suit on one […]
Read MoreHey Parents, Set Healthy Expectations for Your Young Athletes
November has arrived and race season is just around the corner (or already started if you’re a World Cupper). So, now is the time when parents start to communicate (usually unconsciously) expectations for their young racers and, in turn, when those young racers can start to feel the weight of expectations that are placed on […]
Read MoreCrisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #11-Panic to Purpose
In Episode #11: Panic to Purpose of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, I continue our exploration of the reactions we experience in response to a crisis. In today’s episode, I show how a crisis mentality results in an instinctive reaction–panic!–that produces intense fear, a racing mind, and chaotic actions, none of which are likely to […]
Read MoreSaturday Evening Post column: De-Clutter Your Life
The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, De-Clutter Your Life. This article explores how we have too much stuff in our lives and our worlds and it is making us exhausted, sick, unhappy, and crazy. Stuff can include the cultural, technological, spatial, temporal, psychological, physical, social, and material varieties. Just as importantly, this article examines […]
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