Michael Jordan early on in his FR year at UNC went up to Coach Roy Williams (who was 3rd assistant at that time) after a preseason workout and he said, ”Coach, I want to be the best to ever play here.” Coach Williams replied, “Then you have to go as hard as you can...

This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to witness something I had not seen in person, a Black Belt testing.  I went to  support a family friend, Callie and her teammates.  However, I came away motivated, amazed, inspired, and awed. Callie was testing was for a 2nd...

Excerpt from "Challenger Deep" and "This is Good: A Journey on Overcoming Adversity. Have you ever noticed after a hurricane or intense storm the number of trees blown down by the storm, but it seems that few palm trees get knocked down? Why? Even though oak trees are...

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Last week, I posted a Zen parable on how comparison is a confidence killer (https://r2lc.com/2018/08/19/beware-the-self-confidence-killer-comparison/).  As, I work with teams and individuals of all levels and ages, there is no debating that comparison is one of the...

A Zen Parable A samurai, a very proud warrior, came to see a Zen Master one day. The samurai was quite famous and had won many battles. He was known throughout his country as one of the bravest, most skilled warriors alive. As he walked into the Zen Master’s humble...

When I trained for marathons and then ultra-marathons, the first step in my journey was to create a vision board.  I knew at some point in my training that I would need these visuals to help me motivated toward my goals. I would keep my board on my refrigerator as a...

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After a preseason workout during his Freshman year at UNC, Michael Jordan went up to Coach Roy Williams (who was the 3rd assistant at that time) and said, ”Coach, I want to be the best to ever play here.” Coach Williams replied, “Then you have to go as hard as you can...

An excerpt from pg. 7 of "The Confident Athlete" This phrase is my motto in my own life. I have learned that “nothing is good or bad until we decide it is.”  The power is in learning to focus on what is good in a situation.  This is best illustrated in one of my...

If you have ever been to a circus or seen one on tv, maybe you have noticed that the elephants are not kept in cages as are the other animals. Instead, these massive creatures are only contained by one small rope tied to their front leg. Since elephants are big enough...

Sunday evening, Brooks Koepka won his 2nd straight US Open title. This feat which hasn’t happened since Curtis Strange back in the late 1980’s is an accomplishment in itself. However, Koepka overcame another adversity on his way to the title. Earlier in the year,...

When we watch a sporting event, we normally have a play of the game that stands out in our minds as the turning point, the play that turned the tide and eventually had a strong part of the outcome.  During the 2018 championship series of the NCAA Softball World Series...

What does Augusta State golfer, Broc Everett have in common with UNC basketball player Luke Maye, and Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mansfield? If you don’t know about Everett you need to as he has a great underdog story.  On Monday, he made history by winning the NCAA...

In my book, "The Confident Athlete" (https://r2lc.com/the-confident-athlete-4-easy-steps-to-build-and-maintain-confidence/), one of the common confidence mistakes I discuss is the belief that people can take away your confidence.  However as Eleanor Roosevelt  said,...