Every great performer, whether they be an athlete, musician, or actor, usually has a coach of some kind. Ballplayers have batting and pitching coaches. Pop singers have vocal, dance, and instrumental coaches. Actors have voice, movement, and diction coaches. All three typically have personal trainers, nutritionists, and more. Why? Because they want to improve. They…
Continue reading →Gifts come in all shapes and sizes. Big ones, small ones, expensive ones, cheap ones. Some gifts come from a store, some are handmade. And some gifts do not fit into any of these categories. These gifts include quality time with someone special, words of encouragement when we most need it, or even a simple…
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When life gets hectic and we are feeling the pressure to perform, to execute, to produce, we forget to breathe. Not literally—our brain continues to signal our lungs to expand and contract. But we forget to breathe deep. Our movements become shallow and erratic. It sounds counter intuitive, but when we are feeling like we…
Continue reading →There are seven days in the week. And each day presents me with the opportunity to create my own luck. Author and blogger James Altucher states, “luck is similar to being in the right place at the right time.” If that is true, then each week I have seven chances to put myself in the…
Continue reading →One of the hardest things we will ever come to grips with is our own innate greatness. What we see when we look in the mirror often seems so average, so normal—because for us, it is. It is hard for us to see something special. I’ll use myself as an example. When people compliment me…
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