We all know the girl who grinds the hardest, yet has endless anxiety. We all know the girl who is fastest in practice, yet chokes come game time. We all know the girl who is strongest in the gym, yet still suffers injuries. We all know the girl...
Everyone wants to be seen. They want to be recognized. They want to be pat on the back. They want their gold star. They want the Instagram tag. Look. I don't want to discount external motivation. It is a good thing when we examine self determination theory - an athlete...
Dear young athlete, "It was the best of times...
Day 23 in quarantine: it's getting crazy. Never did I think I'd see the day with an Easter egg hunt over FaceTime with my parents. Never did I think I'd see the day with no French manicure on my nails. Never did I think I'd see the day...
You've watched all Netflix series. You've scrolled Instagram 1,000 times. You've had 1,756 arguments with your spouse. You've followed every Coronavirus meme account. You've created your own meme account. You've refreshed your IRA account 100 times hoping it would go up. You've written the next Macbeth. You've even learned how to play Beethoven's...
Last night, I woke up at 2:00am. Heart palpating. Cold sweating. Heavy breathing. At first, I thought I was experiencing the onset of the Coronavirus. Oh, no, buckle up I thought. My heart began to beat faster. My body temperature spiked. My breath became shorter. I struggled to return to deep, belly breathing. I walked...
A week ago, if someone would’ve told me I’d be running training sessions over video conference in my kitchen, as my cat purrs within earshot on the sofa, I would’ve told them they were crazy. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STUWeL8lXsw&feature=youtu.be[/embed] If someone would’ve told me I’d be out of coaching at...
Welcome to my blog. The one thing that won't get cancelled amidst this pandemic. While your flight to that destination wedding is cancelled, or your local pub is closed, or your sports season is postponed, my blog is here to stay. Yes, allow me to provide you some...
Full disclosure: it took me two hours to start writing this blog. Not because I wasn't motivated, lacked creativity, or didn't have enough ideas to pour out, but because I fell into an ceaseless loop of distraction. What started off as a single google search, became one,...
I'm going to start this piece off with some Beyonce lyrics: "We say to girls: you can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful." 2019 was...