“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”-ALBERT SCHWEITZER Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Rob Gurden in Orange County, CA. It’s 2:52am… I am awake and motivated. To my defense, I did go to bed early, […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Erin Crandall in New York. Happy Birthday to a true peak performer! Here’s a riddle for you… What gets wetter the more it dries? The answer will be at the end of this message. I love riddles – some are easy, some are difficult, some are funny […]
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’ “-MUHAMMAD ALI
“I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it’s up to me.”-BRAD PITT I remember a story that one of my yoga masters told me… […]
“It is on our failures that we base a new and different and better success.”-HAVELOCK ELLIS I’m very excited about today. I’m going back to Rider University, where I started college, to speak to Professor Cordonnier’s Sport and Gender class. I really like going back to Rider to speak to the current students and help […]
“I have a simple philosophy:Fill what’s empty.Empty what’s full.Scratch where it itches.”-ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Angie Holmberg in Oklahoma. Well tonight’s the night. New York Yankees versus the Philadelphia Phillies. The Turnpike Series begins. Bragging rights for the tri-state area. These are the two best teams in the […]
“If you are not living on the edge you are taking up too much room.”-JAYNE HOWARDToday’s message is especially dedicated to the great Eric Ryan. People consider me a motivator. But I am also a motivatee (I’m pretty sure I just made that word up). It means that others motivate me. I look for it […]
Normally, people get gifts on their birthday. Well, today, I’m going to GIVE a gift on my birthday. Yesterday, I went to hear one of my favorite authors, Dan Millman (above) speak at the Mind Body Spirit Expo in Philadelphia. It wasn’t for me, it was for you. I love listening to speakers to help […]
So yesterday I did a little mental cross-training and competed in the National Sudoku Championships in Philadelphia. I wanted to put myself in an unfamiliar situation to test my focus, relaxation and motivation. It certainly did. I didn’t get much sleep the night before, but I did it anyway. There were some serious competitors there […]
What is cross-training? It’s training in different ways to improve performance. So if you’re a tennis player, you may cross-train by jogging, lifting weights, or playing basketball. Cross-training your body can certainly help your physical performance, but there is another type of cross-training. It’s called, mental cross-training. If you have a tough time performing under […]