Trying to find and navigate your place in this world in a role that not only suits you but that is also found to be fulfilling is a struggle many of us face. If we are successful in our athletic endeavors, do we assume that we are nothing after a loss or a switch in […]
Read moreThe title is kind of ironic for a 5’0 tall woman banking on her BDE ways of thinking, no? But that was exactly my mindset this past weekend as I ventured out into the biggest career opportunity I was presented with to date. I received a call on 15 days notice about a vacant slot […]
Read moreSometimes, I am simply amazed at all the fantastic feats the human body and mind is capable of. It is the driving force that keeps me going even through my toughest challenges in life. I refuse to accept quit, failure, or defeat because I constantly bombard myself with the stories and images of those who […]
Read moreWhen we have an accumulation of one thing after the next piling up on your plate, sometimes it’s the little crumb that sets you over the edge. Just like one insignificant little snowflake falling from the sky and causing an avalanche to teeter over the mountain and cascade downward with monumental and devastating repercussions. Often […]
Read moreIt’s easier to not try; to allow yourself to fail even at something you so desperately want rather than deal with the disappointment of trying really hard and coming up short regardless. We can be so consumed with the fear of failure that we give up before something even begins. We can have it set […]
Read moreYou can lead a horse to water, but you can not make it drink. There has been an awful amount of time lately where I have been feeling like the world’s crappiest cowboy, shepherding a multitude of horses to the trough, only for them to whinny and thrash about because they are thirsty, yet refusing […]
Read moreWhenever I’ve been fortunate enough to teach a seminar, or a private lesson, or even just a class, I always have the same advice every single time; make the fight as unfair as humanly possible. I do not mean to cheat, or use cheap tricks, or any sort of underhanded techniques. No, what I mean […]
Read moreResolutions are for the birds. We spend so much time hyping up a goal or ambition without the slightest bit of understanding of what the steps necessary to make the goals come to fruition are. The problem is, the majority of these resolutions are simple; the journey to achieve them isn’t complicated or convoluted, it […]
Read moreHow much wasted time is spent dreaming about the possibilities of the future instead of waking up and living it? The time is going to pass regardless, shouldn’t it be spent pursuing our goals, no matter what our age or life circumstances? A whole entire brand new year is upon us, and a wise man […]
Read morePatience may be a virtue, the moral compass we should all strive to adhere the quality for, but it is also harder to master than a 300 pound blue belt learning to berimbolo. Think about it. If patience was so easily attainable, New Year’s resolutions wouldn’t exist. There wouldn’t be an influx of new gym […]
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