High performance is a paradox that defies common wisdom... Pursue what most avoid; letting it happen over making it happen; trying less over trying more; not thinking about results generates the best results; effortless power trumps powerless effort; play ball, don't work ball.

On Tuesday, I accidentally wore my shirt inside-out, a day that included two executive coaching Zoom meetings, another Zoom meeting with an NCAA team, & shopping around town. “Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure” - Dan Millman

When $h!t happens, Grit happens. Gritty fight by a gritty tough @Pitt_VB team. Setbacks set up bounce backs. 💪

A beloved colleague & long-time mentor, @ClintHurdle13, often reminded our players & coaching staff that “there are two types of people playing this game at the highest level: Those who are humble, & those who are about to be.” So. Freaking. True. Keep pushing those rocks.

Top level performers are elite IMPERFECTIONISTS... 1. They roll with struggle & setbacks 2. They release & reset quickly following mistakes 3. They see failure as short term, temporary, & changeable 4. They take pride in "winning ugly" with their "B Game" when necessary

I recently was reminded that giving it 90% almost always works out better than giving it 110% Giving it 110% invites the overthinking, overtrying, & overdoing byproducts we call pressing Giving it 90% allows for freedom, instinct, & athletic genius to emerge Counterintuitive

I've been quiet here. I've felt discouraged. I've felt insignificant. I haven't been practicing the very things I preach. Recently, I've been challenged by a coach-colleague-friend to continue living out the principles I preach despite how I feel. You're on! Stay tuned...

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Nuts, but not at all surprised…

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The Negativity Bias actively exists in all of us. We’re evolutionarily predisposed to focus on & recall negative events because this hyper-negativity helps keep us safe & alive. While this might help a person survive, it impedes their desire to thrive. Hunt the daily successes.

Rock. Star.

Happy Hunting Lions!

If you want to attempt and achieve extraordinary things, you can't think in ordinary ways.

DOWN GOES NO. 1 🚨 No. 7 @lmulionsBeach upsets No. 1 USC! #NCAABeachVB

This is THE experience that, in 1999 (yikes), jumpstarted my 20-year career as a full-time mental performance professional first at West Point, then the US Army, and now the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tremendous, dynamic, and ever-challenging growth opportunity! If you’re an emerging

“Stop shoulding on yourself” This was first credited to HofF psychologist Albert Ellis I should’ve… made my first serve been on time for the fastball hit more fairways Shoulding is a form of self-judgment & self-punishment that disrupts consistent high level execution

I’ve figured out a surefire way to live a criticism-free, stress-free, & disappointment-free life… If you want to avoid criticism, don’t attempt anything. If you want to avoid stress & disappointment, don’t engage in anything you care about that has an undetermined outcome.