It’s all in your head! Yep, I totally 100% absolutely agree with that statement. It really is ALL in your head! Or…at least in your brain! Our success in any area is so very dependent upon what’s running around in the space between our ears. How you think about things has such a strong influence
There’s nothing better than watching an athlete “get it”. Their eyes light up, they get a big grin on their face & they often say something like “Oh my goodness! NOW it all makes sense!” That’s the fun part. The hard part, however, is staying with it long enough to “get it”. That wonderful experience –
What it is about open water (OW) that causes some folks anxiety? The darkness? That there’s no floor to stand on? The fish? Yes, all of these reasons are valid. But I truly believe that the stress people feel in OW has more to do with trust (or lack thereof) in their own swimming abilities. Simply
Committing to your 1st Ironman race is always a bit nerve-racking. Even if you’ve done lots of single sport & multisport races…there are still so many unknowns…so many questions. How will I find the time to train? How much training will I need to do? Will my body hold up to the training volumes? What
At the end of every race season, it’s always a good idea to stop & reflect. Taking a few minutes to quantify how your season went, what you did well, what you changed & what you need to work on going forward can illuminate key insights beneficial to shaping your next season. One of the
Being “coachable” is one of those traits that we coaches look for. It’s funny because you’d think that any athlete asking for help would be coachable. If only that were true!! So, what exactly makes an athlete “coachable”? What makes an athlete “coachable” is their ability to accept the methodology being presented, to ask questions
Some athletes are a coach’s dream…and some aren’t. The dream ones are those who really embrace the process, ask probing questions, dig into the details & commit to the necessary work. These are the athletes who don’t expect linear growth, don’t get derailed when their progress plateaus & don’t look for quick fixes. They are
When life-long athletes realize that they no longer are the athletes they used to be, it can be a bit of a shock. When we find ourselves less fit than we expect, it is so easy to start questioning our “athlete-ness”. It’s a slippery slope because how you think about yourself often becomes your reality.
Going all in on trying new things. Sometimes it’s easy…like going to a new restaurant. But often it’s quite challenging…like doing a full-scale makeover on your training plan! Some athletes fight this tooth & nail while others – like Phil Meyers – embrace it, integrate it & live it. I can’t say enough how proud
The cool thing about working with lots of different folks is that I get to see each individual progression. If you take 20 athletes, all 20 of them will have a different way of going about their improvement process. I think that’s pretty darn awesome! It means that there is no one right way. Rather there are many options for