When we examine the lives of the people we follow on social media and celebrities, we create a fantastical view based on glamour and prestige rather than their reality. This leads to feelings of not being enough and deeply affects your self-esteem. It’s only natural that you suffer by comparison. [...]
Master the art of living in balance and you'll never have to worry about restoring balance. - Sam Obitz Many of today’s wearable technology devices give readings and recommendations on how much "Restorative" work you need. The advice is usually based on algorithms that try to interpret your device's [...]
If most people were as careful with their time as they are with their money, procrastination would cease to exist. - Sam Obitz Procrastinating is so common in society that you have likely heard people joking about it. I often (jokingly) tell my clients who have a problem with [...]
The two blogs I am bringing the spotlight back onto today are in honor of the great basketball player and wonderfully unique human being, Bill Walton, who passed last week. They are both from my series on how being called talented is actually demeaning. The first one - BEING REFERRED TO [...]
Like many things on the internet and social media, the mantra of getting 1% better every day sounds great. It is catchy, and even uses impressive math to assert the benefits you will receive. It’s an easy concept to grasp and sounds simple, which is ultimately what the average person [...]
It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential. - Bruce Lee In my previous blog on this subject, I focused on how athletes benefit from automating their thinking to prevent their thinking/decision-making from inhibiting their performance. In this entry, I will focus on decisions made [...]
One often overlooked aspect of peak performance is how you make decisions. Whenever you consciously make a decision that takes longer than an instant, you are NOT performing at your peak. In short, if you are thinking you are guaranteed to be underperforming. This is why we practice. We [...]
Sleep and mental health are two essential components of our overall well-being that are closely linked. The quality of our sleep can have a profound impact on our mental health and vice versa. In this blog, we will explore the relationship between sleep and mental health and discuss practical ways [...]
This year I am sharing the most simplified and effective way that I know, to achieve a goal or stick to a resolution. 1) Pick just ONE goal or resolution to achieve. 2) Make a step by step plan, so that you know what is necessary to achieve your goal. [...]
How do you feel when someone writes you a check that bounces? Does it make you trust the person who wrote the check more or less? If you are like most people, when this happens to you, it forces you to look more closely at the person who wrote the [...]