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The year was 2000. At that time no one had ever heard for Bob Bowman. He was swim coach who wasn’t serving in a part-time role until his dream coaching job came available. He had one swimmer he was working with in particular. It was a 15 year-old phenomenon Bob was trying to keep out of sight. He didn’t want his pupil distracted by all the attention he knew would one day follow.
Read MoreHow important does Ray Dalio think meditation is? In a 2018 CNBC interview he said, “ It’s the single most important reason' for my success. ... "It is certainly the greatest gift I can give anyone."
Read MoreEarl Woods used to throw things at his sone when he was practicing golf shots. He would yell at him. He would taunt him. He wanted him prepared for the unexpected. He wanted Tiger to perform under any circumstances life may throw at him.
Read MoreIn Steven Kotler’s book “The Art of Impossible” he explains how the neuroscience around creativity works. We need certain chemicals triggered in our brains to get us to great thinking. Remember, the reason you’re are frustrated is because you want it. You want to learn the new skill. It means something to you. Frustration is good. Push through it.
Read MoreIn James Stockdale’s, “Courage Under Fire,” he discusses how life is a game much like any other game played with a ball. The ball is your life. There is one goal. Get the ball across the goal line. Get the ball in the basket. Hit the ball over the wall. Score!
Read MoreRemember what Epictetus said, “Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.”
Read MoreGrand Master chess player, former child prodigy and subject of the movie “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” Josh Waitzkin describes in his book “The Art of Learning how he shortened his recovery time in chess. One doesn’t readily think of chess as being a physically taxing sport. However, chess matches can go on for hours and hours at a time. They also require extreme focus and concentration, which can drain energy. Further, like a game of poker it’s imperative to stay cool and not show any “tells.”
Read MoreMy wife has the biggest heart of anyone I know. It’s amazing. Just the thought of hurting someone’s feelings will bring tears to her eyes. She often asks me, “Did that hurt your feelings?” To which I always reply, “Sweetheart you cannot hurt my feelings.”
I own my feelings. They cannot be hurt. Sure, you can piss me off. You can even make me sad for a moment. However, you cannot hurt my feelings unless I allow you.
Read Moret’s not to lead a pious or chaste life necessarily. It’s to live a life of space created by you and only you. It’s taking the time to define yourself and the life you want to lead. It’s taking the clay and molding it into something of your choosing. In this entry I will explore the first of the series of syllogisms.
Read More“A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once…”-William Shakespear, Julius Caesar
Read MoreWas he in his words, “The greatest of all time?” I think the argument could definitely be made. At a minimum I think we can all agree Muhammad Ali was a badass.
Read Moreget why we set annual goals. There are certain things we want to achieve every year or things that are fully within reason to knock out over a 12 month period. However, a decade is long enough to completely change your life. When I first started my podcast I had a goal of at least 1000 downloads in the first year. I got there, which was amazing. I was shocked to get 100 to be honest. Then I started looking at how many downloads most really successful podcasters had and how long it took them to get there. Here are some interesting numbers about the top podcasters in the business:
During the ride the coach, Matt Wilpers, made a profound statement when discussing improving as a rider. He said, “It never gets easier we just get stronger.” I love that! It is so spot on true. The only way we can make life “easier” is to get stronger, better, smarter, more experienced.
Read MoreWhile in time’s past this would have set me off in a rage of frustration this time I found some joy. I had known for some time I needed to practice changing a tire just in case this happened. However, who really does that? Well, here was my moment. I had a learning experience on my hands. While I know how to change a tire I hadn’t done it in years. So trying to muster the enthusiasm of Ralphie’s father in “A Christmas Story” I got about my business.
Read MoreHow many of us will have our dreams buried in our casket with us. As Oliver Wendall Holmes said, “Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it time runs out.”
Read MoreAs I get older the more I enjoy the silence. It’s calming. I’ve learned it’s ok to just sit and be. We are so often consumed with the text instead of the “white spaces” between the paragraphs in our books of life. It’s in that white space we plan. We think. We calm our mind and prepare for the paragraphs ahead.
Read MoreGoogle’s Director of Moonshots (yep real title) Astro Teller wheeled an imaginary time machine into Google Co-Founder Larry Page’s office. Teller then plugged it in and it worked! Page’s response is very telling.
Read MoreI have this horrible habit of spiraling in my mind about the things I’m trying to accomplish but haven’t. I want you plus a million others to read this blog. The fact I don’t have a million plus you reading it gives me anxiety. I never feel like I’m doing enough. When this happens I have to shake myself out of the present and create a new present.
Read MoreDid you know Google has a Captain of Moonshots? That’s right. That’s a real title at Google. Their Captain of Moonshots is Astro Teller. Great name for a Captain of moonshots, no? Astro. That’s awesome.
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