I’m currently living in a very uncomfortable place. I don’t mean my home. I mean mentally. If you’ve followed this blog, you know that I’m working on a professional shift that also involves changing quite a bit of how I view myself. I’m pushing myself into uncomfortable places by starting to build a presence onContinue reading “Embrace Discomfort to Navigate Change”
Tag Archives: high performance
Taking a Mental Health Day When You’ve Reached Your Limit
Last Thursday morning, I was in the red. By the time my kids left for school, I was really struggling. I was feeling stressed about where my career is going and what direction I should be moving in. I worried about all the work I had to do and people I could potentially let downContinue reading “Taking a Mental Health Day When You’ve Reached Your Limit”
A Green Mindset: Obstacles Become Opportunities
I vividly remember a homework assignment from high school where I was “in the green” in both thought process and execution. Like most kids in high school, my evenings consisted of listening to some music in my room while doing homework. I don’t remember what homework I was working on, but I do remember thatContinue reading “A Green Mindset: Obstacles Become Opportunities”
Mental Strategies to Defeat Performance Anxiety
Self-doubt is a pretty normal thing. Asking yourself “Can I do this?” is generally a healthy response to a new and/or stressful situations. Humans evolved to be able to evaluate risk. The problem comes when our lizard brain – the oldest part of our neurological programming – is trying to sense threats in a worldContinue reading “Mental Strategies to Defeat Performance Anxiety”
Consistency Isn’t Key; Purpose Is
The key to achieving success is consistent action. Or so says the modern truism. Or is it simply an updated version of “Practice makes perfect?” As we all know, practice doesn’t really make perfect. For one, perfection is impossible. Not to mention that practicing the wrong thing will inevitably lead you further from perfection, notContinue reading “Consistency Isn’t Key; Purpose Is”
Positive Triggers: Shifting from Yellow to Green
A couple of weeks ago, I was working in a coffee shop and took a picture of my blank blog editor screen. I posted it with a question: “Is this an opportunity or a threat.” I meant it as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the glass-half-empty-or-full idiom. My point was that a blank page could beContinue reading “Positive Triggers: Shifting from Yellow to Green”
Shifting Your Mindset: Understanding Performance vs Results-Based Triggers
Recently, many of my coaching discussions with athletes have revolved around their mental state during competition. On one hand, I always encourage my clients to reflect on their red, yellow and green states based on past experiences. On the other hand, our memories can become a bit cloudy. You can usually identify the general descriptorsContinue reading “Shifting Your Mindset: Understanding Performance vs Results-Based Triggers”
Discovering Your Green State for Peak Performance
Last week, I wrote about hitting the red. This week, I want to focus on the green. What does it look at feel like when you’re at your best? The answer, as it turns out, depends on the situation. Green means go In my initial post on this topic, I briefly described the green asContinue reading “Discovering Your Green State for Peak Performance”
Red Light, Green Light
I hit the red last week. And when I say I hit the red, I mean I ran into a wall of red that had me huddled on the floor of my living room, texting my wife and asking her to come home from work because I needed help. Let me back up a bit.Continue reading “Red Light, Green Light”
Finding Balance in the Era of the Side-Hustle
Tell me if this sounds familiar. You’ve got a hobby you enjoy. As a result, you follow creators on social media who post about said hobby. You start to think, “I could make money off this, too.” Depending on the nature of your hobby, maybe you can sell your work, or become an influencer, orContinue reading “Finding Balance in the Era of the Side-Hustle”