Overcoming Swim Anxiety/Panic: Interview on IronmanHacks podcast
I was recently interviewed by Andrew Patterson, the host of the IronmanHacks, on the topic of swim anxiety/panic. On the podcast, I explain possible causes of these strong physiological and psychological reactions during an open-water swim and offer practical information and tools that you can use to overcome it. To listen or watch the podcast, […]
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Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #24-Outcome to Process
Episode #24: Outcome to Process of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the last of four episodes in which I explore the importance of attitude in how you respond to a crisis. This episode examines how an outcome attitude and a process attitude have a vastly different impact on how you respond to a crisis. […]
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Saturday Evening Post column: Crisis to Opportunity-Survival or Thrival with COVID-19
The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, Survival vs. Thrival with COVID-19. My column explores how our primitive instincts, which served us so well since we first became homo sapiens more than 250,000 years ago, actually prevent us from surviving modern-day crises such as the current COVID-19 outbreak that is sweeping the world. I […]
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 MoreIn a Slump? Don’t Press the Panic Button
I just returned from the men’s Eastern Cups at Stowe last week. I have to say how impressed I was by the quality of skiing. From bib 1 to 117, there was not a bad skier there. I spoke to a number of the racers during the two days and I sensed one emotion quite […]
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