The Biggest Thing I Learned From Making Mistakes
Ha! When I talk with clients about mistakes, one of the first things I say is this: I make many of them, daily! It probably depends on how you define ‘mistake’ but at any given moment, I have a [...]
Why Mistakes are Critically Important
Something I help work through with every client is dealing with mistakes. When we make a mistake, we beat ourselves up and carry it with us for days! Why? It’s because we feel we should do things [...]
Being Perfect vs. Being Your Best
Perfectionism is an obsession in our society right now. Approximately 90% of clients I see struggle with it and it starts around the age of 12, maybe younger. They need to be perfect. So, what is [...]
Time to Unclutter the Mind: Redefine Perfection
Many high-achieving athletes are celebrated for their capacity to achieve. Over time, it is not uncommon for their worth as a person to be contingent on those achievements. We feel inherently [...]
Mental Moment-Why Didn’t I Do Better
You’ve probably heard me occasionally preach about negative thinking, how it is self fulfilling prophecy (if you think negative that is the way it will turn out) and doesn’t get you [...]
Try Something New-Overcome the Fear
You’ve done the marathon, triathlon, swimming thing and are thinking that this year you might want to try something a little different. Mm…mountain biking seems like something you could be [...]