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Any man who does not think that what he has is more than ample is an unhappy man, even if he is master of the whole world. -Epicurus

What's the balance between admiration for an individual and giving them an unhealthy spot on our mantle?

By thinking on this, you'll quickly

forget your anger, considering also what compels them- for what else could they do?

-Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

A little insight from my training ride today.

Here is Part II of the interview with Chris Blevins, professional road and mountain bike cyclist. Chris rides for the Axeon Hagens Berman team on the road and the Specialized team on the mountain bike. He is a young man with a bright future ahead of him and in listening to this interview you can see why.

Originally Published: October 2, 2017

It's one of the bigger race weekends of the year in Texas, it's time for the Hotter n Hell race in Wichita Falls. I have had to overcome a few obstacles before I was able to leave for the race, but all the while I was reminded by this quote by Seneca "difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body".

Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist whose work appears in Outside, The Globe and Mail, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and other publications. He recently wrote a book titled Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic limits of Human Performance. Alex was a former middle and long distance runner for the Canadian National team. Alex’s current primary focus is the study of the science of endurance and fitness, which he covers for Outside magazine.

In our interview Alex and I discuss the fascinating work being done in the area of human performance specifically in the arena of endurance sports. There are lots of good stories and studies presented in this episode that are practical for the weekend warrior and elite athlete alike.

If this interview sparks your interest, be sure to pick up a copy of Alex’s book wherever you get your reading material. You will not be disappointed!

Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic limits of Human Performance

"Many people plan a sea voyage with no thought of a storm"-Seneca on Tranquility of Mind.

This weeks podcast episode looks at this quote and addresses how we often times fail to entertain things that could happen but perhaps we'd like for them not to and how this leads to anxiety and stress that we could avoid if we changed our perspective.

Originally Published: August 14, 2018

In this episode I take another story from the book The Winning MIndset. As with last week’s episode the example stresses the importance of Focus and role it plays in performance.

Example taken from the book The Winning Mindset by Jim Brault and Kevin Seaman

Originally Published: August 7, 2018

In this episode I take a great example from the book “The Winning Mindset” on the critical role Focus takes in performance. I encourage the listener of this episode to answer some of the questions I ask for themselves to get a better idea of whether their focus is in the right place in order for them to get closer to and ultimately achieve their goals.

Content taken from The Winning Mindset by Jim Brault and Kevin Seaman

Originally Published: July 31, 2018