Sport Psychology Coach. Dedicated to helping you discover and utilize the possibilities in your life. Passionate about making the play.
Michigan
Joined June 2010
- Tweets5.5K
- Following1.5K
- Followers989
- Likes4.2K
This is the way to understand what you CAN do.
You do not control what you think or feel, but you can influence your actions despite what you feel. #kickanxietysass
My ode to my friend Steve Hawley (raising the trophy in the pic). We truly lost a great one yesterday. makingtheplay.com/?fbclid=Iw…
Jared Wood, Ph.D. retweeted
This hung in the LOHS mail room for years, humorously but accurately summarizing the enormous impact Steve Hawley had on the staff, students, and community. The greatest man I ever worked with. Feeling this loss hard tonight, but eternally grateful that I we worked together.
Jared Wood, Ph.D. retweeted
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Dan Gould who was inducted to the International Society for Sports Psychology Hall of Fame in 2023.
Gould is one of the first 10 living scholars worldwide to be inducted.
More: spr.ly/6014P5gf2
ALT Professor Emeritus Dan Gould.
One interesting, & seriously absurdly short sighted things I see on SM is the, “Stop blaming your age,” messages. Do you folks have any idea what types of parent, spouse, child issues one can have that affect their health, time to workout, $ to afford food, etc? Do what you can.
Jared Wood, Ph.D. retweeted
"The only zen on the tops of mountains is the zen that you bring up there."
One of the great moments of awe in life, for me, is seeing bald eagles in flight. Simple, yet unbelievably “awe-some” pleasure. Been privileged to see it many times. Never gets old.
New post is up. Many thanks to the inspiration from @j1berger and his book Magic Words for the reminder of a lesson I’ve taught through the years. Great book. Highly recommended. makingtheplay.com/2023/06/27…
I used to love the quote “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right.” Can’t stand it now. It’s actually very limiting. So many times we hear high performers & people of all walks of life who exceed their wildest expectations. Open expectations are prob best.
Ex. from my post yesterday. When working out these days I often have the thought, “I am not a cardio athlete.” I know it’s a thought tied to my mood. It will pass. The enduring belief is, “I’m am going to play the role of a cardio athlete for the purpose of climbing a mountain.”
New post is up. Hope you enjoy this one. It’s a little different, but I think you’ll see the point and find it useful. makingtheplay.com/2023/06/22…
New post is up. As always, thank you for reading and sharing. makingtheplay.com/2023/06/16…
Kicking around the idea that finding the extraordinary in the common is the secret of creating an incredible life. It’s not a new idea, nor is it mine originally.
Working on a career pivot and some new writing. Here is my first new post in a long time. Thank you for reading. Honored by any shares. Tip of the cap to Robert Pirsig who made this post a possibility with writing from 50 years ago. makingtheplay.com/2023/06/13…
Not believing in control is not a position of low personal power. On the contrary, it is accurate, clarifying, & helps one find leverage & influence where others discard their efforts because they have “no control.”
Brilliant. There’s no “control” garbage there. Do what you can. That isn’t control. It’s doing what you can to influence what you can.
"Peak performance in life isn't about succeeding all the time or even being happy all the time. It's often about compensating, adjusting, and doing the best you can with what you have right now."
―Ken Ravizza #TheChampionsMind 🏆