One of the most underrated skills in life is the ability to think for yourself. Not because it’s rare to have opinions. Everyone has opinions. What’s rare is having the discipline to hold onto your own judgment when people around you disagree, criticize, pressure, manipulate, or attempt to influence you. [...]
Preface A Mirror, a Map, and a Challenge Dear Reader, I didn’t set out to write a book. I set out to help people change their lives. For decades, I’ve had a front-row seat to human potential, working with athletes chasing championships, executives leading global companies, and individuals simply [...]
What Sam Darnold and his agent do next will be an excellent indicator of Sam’s current headspace. If he accepts the highest paying offer that he receives vs. taking an offer that affords him the best opportunity, it will suggest his self-confidence has not recovered. As a mental performance [...]
As we enter 2025, let’s shift our focus from resolutions to setting actionable goals driven by a strong self-image. Research shows only 8% of people succeed with New Year’s resolutions. This highlights the importance of a strategic approach and self-belief in achieving our goals. Start by choosing Just ONE Goal! [...]
In our relentless pursuit of success we often lose sight of happiness. I was recently reflecting on a conversation with a friend who shared his observations about his father, who had been a successful executive. As we delved into his father’s life—one marked by ambition, numerous relocations, and significant financial [...]
In sports, success often boils down to more than skill alone—it’s the mind that dictates the outcome when pressure is high, especially in pivotal moments. The recent Yankees game, with its infamous fifth-inning meltdown, offered a powerful reminder of one of the fundamental truths I believe in deeply: you can’t [...]
If there’s one thing I’ve learned through the ups and downs of life, it’s that growth isn’t about grand gestures. It’s about the small, daily actions that shape who you become over time. We’re conditioned to think that progress is tied to big wins or monumental achievements, but in reality, [...]
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. [...]
Most of this advice is centered on the data from your sleep patterns and the amount of stress you are perceived to be experiencing. The sleep data can be very useful, but the sleep scores that these devices give you have been proven to be oversimplified and not of great [...]
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 procrastinating that they would benefit from attending a support group meeting for procrastinators, but the only ones I know about are always postponed to [...]
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 [...]