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For Peak Performance in Sports and in Life

Continuing our time with world-class CrossFit coach Ben Bergeron, let’s look at another one of his champion characteristics: Positivity. But, first, let’s take a look insi...

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Antidote? Bless That Which You Want

In our last +1, we talked about the science of social comparison and reiterated the fact that it’s toxic. Remember, as per Sonja Lyubomirsky: “You can’t be envious and happy at the same time. People who pay too much atte...

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Nor Did He Ever Three Putt on the Final Hole

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been having fun hanging out with the sports psychologist of Champions, Bob Rotella. We talked about squirrels and trusting ourselves then we talked about working both hard AND smart. Today we’re going t...

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Father, Bless Me
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For I Have Been Awesome

On a recent Monday at 3:00 PM Pacific time, Phil Stutz and I had our weekly chat. I like to prepare for our time together by noting the events and challenges and celebrations that have bubbled up since our last chat. (btw: It alwa...

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The Ultimate Alchemy

Continuing our “let’s create an indestructible self” theme (!), here’s another way Alex Lickerman encourages us to think about it in his great book

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You, Fog and Some Elevation

I live in a tiny little town in Southern California called Ojai. Our town is in a valley and every morning I do my sunrise hike/trail run in the mountains that overlook the valley. One of my absolute favorite things is to be above the town on the rare days when I can look down to see clouds of ...

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<- Doesn’t Exist — Here’s the Closest Thing

Do you know what the Tibetan word for “guilty” is? Trick question! 🤡 There ISN’T a word for “guilty” in Tibetan. According to Geshe Michael Roach in his great book The Dia...

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How’s Your Barbell?

A couple +1s ago, we talked about the power of buoyancy and the optimal ratio of positive to negative. Recall that, as per Barbara Fredrickson (the leading researcher on the subject), we want a positive to negative ratio of 3:1....

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Ask Yourself Questions Lately?

In our last +1 we talked about Dan Pink and the new ABCs of selling. (You recall what they are? Attunement + Buoyancy + Clarity!) I promised we’d talk about a fascinating form of self-talk Dan encourages us to use to stay buoyant. Here it is. First, context. All the self-help gurus tel...

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To Sell Is Human — The New ABCs

Dan Pink tells us that To Sell Is Human. Although only 1 in 9 Americans is technically in sales, he says that the other 8 in 9 sp...

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The Paradox of Choice
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Maximizer vs. Satisficer <- Which Are You?

You may have noticed that we live in a world with near infinite choice on nearly everything. You may think that being able to choose from such a dazzling array of options is a good thing. And, of course, to an extent options are great. But… And this is a...

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Ready to Upgrade Today?

Barbara Fredrickson is one of the world’s leading positive psychologists. She wrote a book called Love 2.0 in which she challenges us to upgra...

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The Parable of the Talents
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Using Yours?

In our last +1, we talked about a wise daughter-in-law who planted her seeds and reaped a bountiful harvest. Another great teacher once told a similar story not too far west of India. You might have heard of him and his Parable of the Talents. Let’s take a quick look. But first,...

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Impermanence
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"Anicca, Anicca, Anicca"

Continuing our fun little recap of wisdom picked up at an S.N. Goenka Vipassana retreat, let’s talk about impermanence. We’ll do so via another classic Goenka mantra (all of which, again, are spoken in a beautifully drawn-out, lyrical Bur...

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Genes vs. Metabolism <-- What’s the REAL Cause?

So, on one hand, as per our last +1, science shows that genes play a surprisingly small role in the cause of cancer. Yet… Guess where nearly all of that $100 billion of research money has has been spent? Yep. We’ve spent $100 billion dollars on research and we spend $10...

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Levity + Gravity = Buoyancy
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