I was recently invited by Brenton Ford for a return visit (see my previous four previous visits here) to the Effortless Swimming podcast on YouTube. If you're not familiar with Brenton, he is a rock star in the swimming world with a following of almost 300,000. His instructional videos break down swim technique so that [...]
As I described in Part I of my experience at the recently completed USAT National Olympic and Sprint Championships, my first race, the Olympic distance, was a source of some tribulation for me. That discomfort continued through the day post-race and when I woke up and prepared for my Sprint-distance race the following day. Pre-race [...]
Anyone who has ever committed considerable time and energy to training and competing in a triathlon that is important to them knows the feelings. During training and the race, you are motivated, excited, and energized. As you cross the finish line, you are psyched, elated, and joyous at having accomplished your goal. Up to that [...]
Episode #32: Distracted to Focused of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the fourth of four episodes in which I explore the importance of what I call mental muscles in how you respond to a crisis. Focus may be the most underappreciated and misunderstood mental aspect that contributes to how we respond in a crisis. There [...]
Episode #26: Pessimism to Optimism-Part II of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the second of four in which I explore the importance of mindset in how you respond to a crisis. An optimistic mindset views the world through a lens that is at the opposite end of the continuum from pessimism. Optimism is “a [...]
Episode #21: Victim to Master of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the first of four in which I explore the importance of attitude in how you respond to a crisis. This episode examines how attitudes act as the filter through which you look at, understand, interpret, feel about, evaluate, decide on, and respond to a [...]
In my previous article, I shared with you My 5 Biggest Pet Peeves on Game Day. In that article, I shared what you shouldn’t do on game day. This article is about what you should do to perform your best and achieve your goals on game day. A fundamental question you need to ask is: [...]
In Episode #12: Isolation to Support of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, I conclude our exploration of the reactions we experience in response to a crisis. This episode examines how isolating ourselves is our natural tendency when faced with a crisis, yet setting ourselves apart often makes it more difficult for us to navigate the [...]
In Episode #5 of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, Reaction vs. Self-possession I explore how your reaction to a crisis can be dictated by either your primitive instincts or self-possession. Your instinctive reaction will likely be immediate, urgent, and intense, none of which will be helpful in most modern-day crises. In contract, a response that [...]
You have certain muscles in your body that are absolutely essential for ski racing including your quads, glutes, and hamstrings. The simple reality is that if you don’t actively strengthen these muscles, you will not be capable of skiing your best. You should think about your mind as made up of ‘mental muscles’, the same [...]
