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Own the Possible
March 19, 2022
Accepting What Is
Acceptance is one of the hardest, if not the hardest, thing for high achievers, to um, accept. Attachment to specific desires & feelings and how things ‘should be’ creates a certain…
January 29, 2022
We Become What We Believe
Many of us have dreams, but don’t start them because we don’t think we can succeed. We stop short of our dreams as long as believe trying is a waste of time. Fear, worry, and rumination play a part…
January 20, 2022
Noticing
We often focus on our weaknesses, or the things we feel we need to change or improve upon. In striving to be what we are not, we introduce an idea in our mind of where we should be, and that we are…
January 14, 2022
The Resilient Journeyer
When we take on a new challenge, especially something big and meaningful, we know that it won’t be easy, but we set out, nonetheless excited and motivated by the challenge ahead. After the initial…
October 17, 2021
Our One Shots
Being present to opportunities is the essence of being able to capture our one shots – being present to the choices that you may not have previously been aware of. Waking up to these moments…
September 20, 2021
Choose Vulnerability
Vulnerability, composure, and courage. Building resilience in the face of difficulty. As high achievers and performers, we naturally encounter difficulty and challenges as part of living life around…
September 16, 2021
Performance without Expectations
One of our most powerful mindfulness practices – our open awareness practice, with or without noting – teaches us to become more aware of the space in which objects arise. An open, beginner’s mind…
September 16, 2021
Group Consciousness
One of the greatest coaches in NBA history, Phil Jackson, famously led the Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers to a combined 11 championships. He discovered that when he had the players sit in silence,…
September 16, 2021
The Power of a Silent Hike
Imagine a hike that may very well be unlike any other hike you’ve ever taken. Imagine yourself standing at the foot of an imaginary mountain, looking up. This mountain could be a metaphor for a goal…
September 16, 2021
The Essence of Engagement
To perform as our best selves, we need to be engaged. It is this very engagement that allows us to stand out. Let’s take, for example, when dozens of violinists show up for an audition, all…
September 5, 2021
Priming for a State of Flow
We’ve all experience moments of being in the zone. Time seems to stand still; we experience a sense of clarity, peace and euphoria. There is a merging of action and awareness. States like these are…
September 2, 2021
The “just hard enough” Point
Having high standards and a commitment to excellence is a big part of any high-performance culture / mindset. Big dreams inspire. Perfectionism or a refusal to accept any standard short of perfection…
September 1, 2021
Your Life is Now
In life, the most powerful question we can ask ourselves is … What’s Important Now? It keeps us present to what we do and why we do it. It reconnects us to the things that bring us joy allowing us to…
August 31, 2021
Incline your Mind towards Joy
Mindful meditation lays a foundation for performance enhancement in the establishment of mindful awareness, which is allowing or accepting things as they are. When combined with the insights and…
December 22, 2020
Your 20/20 Vision
Whether it’s through shoulder angels or Morgan Freeman voice overs, we narrate our life. It’s how we make sense of things. Sometimes the narratives are more negative than positive; other…
October 30, 2020
Interoceptive Awareness
You are about to walk on stage to perform in front of an important audience. Feeling anxious? Why? It starts with a cascade of chemical reactions that trigger your autonomic nervous system. Your…
October 23, 2020
Apple Meditation
What can an apple tell us about being a mindful performer? Well, a lot, as it turns out. It can teach us about performance anxiety, playfulness, sensory immersion and even multi-tasking. This was one…
October 16, 2020
The Mindful Duck
“Yes for sure we are getting a masters in adaptability right now. Steady hand on the wheel. Like a duck in the water. Cruising on the water with the feet peddling below… ha!” The…
September 25, 2020
Unself Yourself
I am at that point, standing at the edge of the unknown, deciding whether I should step back to a place of certainty, or take the leap forward, and risk falling. Perhaps you have been there too.…
August 20, 2020
Leadership Defined By Results
I attended a virtual conference in June originally scheduled to be held in Los Angeles. It was the Mindfulness and Compassion Global Summit. The opening keynote, “The Storm Makes You Stronger”, was…
July 30, 2020
When It Matters Most
It was the day of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea. As you can imagine, the day was busy with people still arriving and conducting final preparations. There was…
July 30, 2020
Our Journey
First Water, as unique as its journey With roots in mindfulness and elite Olympic performance Like so many life plans, the path that we envision turns out to be quite different from the one we…