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ANTs being Automatic Negative Thoughts and how they can ruin your game
So the ANTs will inherit the Earth (if you let them). OK so for a change I’m failing to be witty in my title. No wait, I’m never witty. I’m never humorous. I am the least funny sport psychology consultant aka Certified Mental Trainer® on Earth. Why would I ever attempt humor to get a point across? Even my kids think I lack a complete sense of humor.
Incredible Tool for Goal Achievement, Leadership, Motivation & Success
Category: Blog, Goals, Leadership, Motivation, PassionThink back to a time when you were most resourceful, productive and successful. You led yourself, and possibly others, to exceptional results.
This is a time when you felt your happiest, most congruent, confident, fulfilled and actualized as the unique and gifted person you are. At whatever is most important to you in life. This would most likely be a time when you’d accomplished some great
K-9 Police Training and “Managing the Moment” – A Management Skill that Exponentially Drives Growth
Category: Awareness, Blog, Change, Positive GrowthThe one thing that became apparent was that police officers and K-9s train for “the
NEW DIRECTIONS IN LEADERSHIP
New Directions Leader As Beginner: Part Four
“Every time you go up a notch in your career, you start at zero all over again.”
I was an instructor at the Learning Annex in NY City for many years. Classes ended at 9 pm and the ride home was a long one. One evening, after teaching an anger management course for three hours, I pulled into my driveway around 11 pm, exhausted and anxious to crawl into bed. I pulled my car into the garage and from there entered directly into the great room at the back of the house. Suddenly, an ominous figure jumped out from behind the sideboard with arms extended over his head making a loud terrifying sound. Instinctively, I let out
Habit #3: Passion – Peak Performance, Motivational Leadership and Goal Achievement
Category: Blog, Intentions, PassionHabit #3: Passion Peak Performance, Motivational Leadership and Goal Achievement Think now of someone who has purposefully accomplished something truly significant (I say “purposefully” to distinguish those rare souls who figuratively win life’s lottery and serendipitously stumble upon some kernel of success). Can you think of one highly significant accomplishment that did not require considerable purpose and passion? By passion I don’t mean the effervescent and demonstrative passion of the extrovert. I do mean the burning feeling, intention and personal “must” that comes with recognition of and commitment to one’s greatest personal imperative in life. Love, war, peace, breakthroughs in
My problem is speaking to my boss via the telephone. I find that it’s hard to get a word in during a conversation, yet if I’m not quick to respond to a question, he gets annoyed. I find myself very often talking over him which is annoying to me and to him, I’m sure. Sometimes I’m so frustrated after a conversation I want to scream! He can be very rushed at times as he is usually very busy and short on time. Signed, Frustrated at Work ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Frustrated, This is a situation that can be managed over time, using
Silence Is Golden
Category: Blog, Silence“Sometimes you need to sit and think. Sometimes you need to just sit.”
-Satchel Page An ancient proverb of uncertain origin says, “Speech is silver; silence is golden.” The Tremeloes of Great Britain recorded “Silence Is Golden” in the 1960s and the song can still occasionally be heard on the radio. Good leaders understand the value of silence. Silence is often hard to find. Our lives are constantly bombarded with noise. From the time we rise until the time we go to bed we hear dogs barking, machines working, automobiles passing, horns honking, radios playing and phones
NEW DIRECTIONS IN LEADERSHIP
New Directions Leader As Beginner: Part Five
“Use the Force, Luke.” – Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back
In 1981, the book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, was released. It chronicled Rabbi Harold Kushner’s journey of doubt and fear that arose when his three-year old son was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that would dramatically reduce the length of his life. The following year, my marriage to my high school sweetheart abruptly ended, throwing me into a downward spiral of anguish, grief, fear, despair, and anger. In many ways, I felt deeply connected to the Rabbi. While each of us faces our own life struggles, many people react to ostensible unfairness by querying, “Why me?” Even