How do you react after listening to the evening news at night? Do you run for another drink, grab a pint of ice cream, spend another wasted hour scrolling thru social media? In my mental toughness program we accept the current state of affairs, feel the rage, the despair, the hopelessness...for about 3 minutes. THEN [...]
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Japanese gymnast Takeru, fell twice during his impressive bar routine at the Tokyo Olympics. The world gasped as he crashed hard into the mats. Takeru’s lifetime dream for a medal was gone in a split second, but he quickly got up and finished his routine with power and poise. Takeru you did something REALLY HARD. [...]
I had something really, really nice happen to me this week. I was caught off guard by it and became very emotional. I started crying! I couldn't stop the tears. I felt kinda stupid about my reaction but then realized HECK NO! My tears are important and good. I immediately replaced my self-deprecating thoughts and [...]
Today is Valentines Day, a great time to celebrate all the love we have in our lives. But! So many of us don't have a love interest or feel we don't have perfect love lives. (Oh Lordy! who does...) We feel left out and end up, often unconsciously, becoming a victim to our negative emotions. [...]
Do you ever ask yourself: Who inspires me? Who gets me all juiced up? Who do I want to be like? I love the GOAT, Tom Brady, the greatest QB of all time. I study everything I can about his winning mindset. And then I copy it. Is there a neighbor, an athlete, a famous [...]
Do you constantly beat yourself up for failing to hit your goals? Oh Puhleeze! ENOUGH. Time to stop that nasty habit. Instead, spend 90 seconds listening to this week's Mental Toughness message, that offers a helpful solution.
June 20, 2020: Today I woke up so angry about racism. So angry about Covid and the loss of lives. So angry over the massive uncertainty. Sometimes I get so tired of being mentally tough, staying positive and taking the next right action step. What to do? Realize I’m tired and need a reset. Are [...]
50% veggies + 25% animal protein (or nuts, seeds, legumes) + 25% healthy fats. Ya gotta go for the greens ladies. It's the magic potion for translucent skin, more energy and beautiful hair. It's the richest fertilizer you can sprinkle on your cells. Eat them. Drink them. Repeat. Then enjoy a deee-lish portion of grass [...]
When I was 60 years old, I heard two words that changed my body (forever!) and lead me to win a gold medal: functional fitness. Do you want to increase your energy, feel amazing, create a beautiful body that you never dreamed was possible, lose weight and keep it off for good, boost your metabolism, [...]