Let me set the scene for you: You are on the sidelines watching your athlete compete. They make a mistake and you feel your chest tighten up, you hold your breath, your body becomes rigid. You watch your athlete's every move, wondering if this mistake will send them down the spiral or if they’ll be able to miraculously shake it off. You wait, anticipating the worst, and feeling helpless from the sidelines. This is every parents worst nightmare. Seeing their kid struggle and f

I recently posted a video on Instagram that seemed to have grabbed the attention of many (you can check it out here @growyourgame_), so I wanted to write about it here as well. I have apple trees in my yard, which means every year I have to prune them. Apple trees grow these branches called "suckers", and honestly these suckers have no point other than trying to steal all of the nutrients away from the rest of the tree that is dedicated to producing the fruit. So in order f

With the beginning of the new year comes new goals, big aspirations, and a desire for change. This is your reminder that you are enough as you are. There is no need for you to take on a "new year, new me" mentality. With that being said, the new year can be a great opportunity for fresh beginnings. I love a concrete starting point and a clean slate. So if you are like me in that sense, I want to make sure you have some guidance as you set your new year intentions so you can

Our brains and bodies physiologically present the experience of nervousness and excitement almost identically. If you think about it - when you are nervous your hands might be shaky and sweaty, your heart beats faster, you get butterflies in your stomach, your thoughts are racing. Similarly, when you are feeling excited you may also experience all of these same symptoms. This being said, you can see how hard it may be for our brain to decipher when we are feeling excited vers

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With the summer in full swing there comes updated goals, a renewed vision, a fresh outlook, recommitting to old habits and forming new ones. Most everyone is going to start a new goal, and most people lose focus of that goal before the summer is even over. I’ll let you in on a little secret- those people who give up rely solely on motivation. Motivation itself will not allow you to meet your goals. Motivation can help you get started, but it is not a reliable source of driv