We are all bound by the same physical forces on this earth. Most notably, gravity. Have you ever seen an archer shoot an arrow? Gravity causes an arrow to drop the moment it leaves the bowstring. As soon as it's propelled forward, it loses height. This means that nay forward progress of the arrow has forces working against it at all times. But here's the amazing thing about the physical laws that bind our universe and control it with their seemingly oppressive properties - they can be manipulated to work in our favor!

What goals are you going to "aim high" for this week? 

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2020 was funny, to say the least. By that, I mean that we all went into it with the idea of “20/20 Vision” being inexorably intertwined with our outlook on the year ahead. And while we all experienced nearly 365 days of being dealt the saddest, darkest, and…well…crappiest hand ever, one can’t help but see the irony in it all. We thought 20/20 vision was about seeing our visions, our plans, our purposes more clearly, being able to execute on them like never before. And then we’re hit with a record-shattering worldwide pandemic that puts all those plans to ruin and waste! But for those of us who were able to pivot, acclimate, and adapt, we were soon able to see that this 20/20 vision wasn’t about execution at all, but about reflection.

Today's inspirational word: Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 are two normal days, just like any other two in the calendar year! Take the time to take note of your growth, achievements, setbacks, mistakes, and lessons learned over the past year, but do not let that fool you into thinking that tomorrow is any different from any other morning! Strive every single day to top your personal best from the day before, and be consistently resolute in being consistently resolute. Consistency breeds confidence, and confidence helps you outperform that which makes you most uncomfortable.

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Too many of us look at those who are outgoing, charismatic, and successful as confident people. While for many people this is true, it’s not the case for them all! See there are two main types of confidence that we tend to get confused: natural confidence and manufactured confidence. It’s funny because the former is the one we confuse with the latter.

Today's inspirational word: Confidence is not this magical trait that materializes out of thin air. It is the manifestation of your relentless pursuit of greatness, and the DIRECT product of obsessive, repetitious practice and thoroughly understanding one’s technique! In the absence of specificity, fear thrives! But in the relentless pursuit of understanding, confidence grows!

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Too often we teach our athletes to focus on their mistakes, their imperfections, and their failures, instead of focusing on the steps they need to follow in order to succeed! That success may not come quickly and it certainly won’t come easily, but it definitely will come if you are relentlessly persistent. Today's inspirational word: a truly winning team is the one in which everyone, athletes, and coaches alike, recognize the value of vulnerability. We need to learn to swim instead of training to sink.

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When you don’t see anyone as a threat and simply focus on CRUSHING IT EVERY SINGLE DAY, just giving your best performance and outperforming yourself day after day, you no longer worry about comparing yourself to others! Today's inspirational word: People are only your “competition” if you allow yourself to believe you’re competing with them in the first place. And this applies to anyone from cheer athletes to business professionals. With business, the actions of my “competitors” have no bearing on my success. Because I’m only truly out here competing with myself. Instead of focusing on your “competitors”, focus on outperforming yourself every single day!

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Being upside down is the ANTITHESIS of what the brain finds to be safe! We weren’t born being able to walk on our hands innately! It’s a learned behavior, just like confidence! Both take tireless practice, relentless repetition, and understanding! Today's inspirational word: You’re not afraid of actually being upside down, but instead, the feelings that are associated with the discomfort of being upside down. So get upside down more often, thereby getting more comfortable in your discomfort!

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Aristotle is famously misquoted for saying “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” meaning that as a whole it can operate better than divided into pieces. This quote is used a lot in motivating teams to function together under a common goal as opposed to individuals working toward individual goals. But it’s interesting not only because it’s misquoted, but also because it describes how we as human beings comprehend new skills.

Today's inspirational word: To execute skills properly and successfully, you must change the way you perceive them. Learn to DECONSTRUCT new skills (no matter what discipline) and understand how to master the pieces before trying to master the whole.

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Don’t let others shoot down your dreams or aspirations. They will tell you it’s stupid, impossible, a waste of time, or never going to happen because THEY don’t believe THEY could ever do it! We project our own insecurities onto others, and likewise, allow others to project their insecurities onto us! Today's inspirational word: There will never be a perfect time, a perfect day, a perfect circumstance, or a perfect condition for you to start. JUST START! The hardest part of any journey is that first inch forward!!!

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When Yoda was training Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, he famously tells the young Padawan, “Do or do not. There is no try.” Until recently, I thought this was a way of the master scolding the student, telling him that he must choose to either do something or not do something and stop “trying” because a try was simply an excuse for not giving his best effort. But as they say, wisdom comes with age, and I believe now there to be a whole other layer of meaning to this line. Today's inspirational word: It’s amazing what happens when one stops TRYING to make things happen, and just starts ALLOWING them to. When you just focus on the technique of a skill that’s DESIGNED to succeed, you don’t have to TRY as hard.

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Proprioception is our brain's awareness of where our bodies exist within 3D space. If your proprioception is low, most likely your brain is even LESS trusting of moving without the use of your eyes. Today's inspirational word: Bad habits are hard to change, this is true. But it’s not impossible. It just takes time. Confidence and understanding in your technique are what allow you to outperform fear and bad habits.

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