When we focus too hard on outcomes like winning or not losing etc. this increases anxiety because it is outside of our control. When we focus on tasks within our control our anxiety decreases and our performance improves and the outcomes we desire begin to fall into place.

John Wooden is the most successful college basketball coach of all time. He got there by focusing on the process. The same can happen for you.

We can make our goals more effective by breaking them down like this: 1. Objective 2. Process 3. Task 4. Plan or in other words: 1. What do you want and why? 2. How are you going to get there? 3. How are you going to accomplish those processes? 4. How are you going to implement your plan?

Why are goals or a vision so important? They provide the fuel for us to do hard things. Find the right fuel and your way forward will be supercharged.

What can Diana Nyah’s experience swimming from Cuba to Florida and my friend experience getting stuck in a mud bog in Africa teach us about vision and goals?

As we train our brains to be present and aware we are better able to capitalize on opportunities and win. This episode will start to show you how.

What can breaking the four minute barrier in the mile and ski biking teach us about building skills, becoming more talented and winning?

What does a 61 year old potato farmer and a 544 mile foot race teach us about mental strength?

Teddy Roosevelt accomplished a lot as president but he wasn’t always strong or powerful. What changed? How did he become the amazing man we know from history and what does that teach us for success at sports and life?

A chance to run in the State Championship track meet. Spoiler: it doesn’t go as planned.