Archive for the Business Performance

Last month my wife and I took the kids to Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. I love rollar coasters and I was able to go on a few without my small children. I was fascinated how people waited to get on these fast, winding coasters. Anticipating what was to come created fear in some (some got […]

This question has never been asked from me; however it certainly has been implied. We all want to reach new levels of performance and achieve our goals. It would also make sense that the sooner we can get there, the better. Here is the problem. With our fast paced pursuit to achieve, the details sometimes […]

Working with athletes and executives the key fundamental that the best possess is where they place their focus. Think about where are you placing your attention? Is it on the most optimal areas or do you find yourself distracted by what is easy to accomplish? We all struggle at times with where we place our […]

My daughter is learning how to ride a bike without training wheels and mentioned to me while I was holding her upright that she was scared to fall. She was excited about the chance to graduate to the next level, but was focused on the what ifs. Any little wobble she made worse by thinking […]

I found myself in an interesting situation. I took my first golf lesson in years. As a golf professional I was always hesitant of someone else teaching me. With the advent of cameras and computers I was fine by being my own coach. With my career shifting to mental game coaching for touring professionals and […]

In my last posting I talked about the change in work ethic that is needed to get to the next level. I have been fortunate over the last 10 years to work with individuals who want more from their performance in business, sports, and life. I get to work with many different industries from lawyers […]

I was reading one of my favorite magazines, Scientific American Mind and there was an interesting article written by Steve Kozlowski and Daniel IIgen. The article is titled, The Science of Team Success. Since part of my speaking and training business revolves around how to improve both individual and team performance I was intrigued on […]

I had the pleasure of meeting up with some past clients for lunch yesterday and realized these individuals possessed a vital attribute to peak performance, having fun. These gentlemen work in the financial industry and all have been quite successful for many years. At lunch, our waitress came over to me and said, “You have […]

I admit it I watch a lot of ESPN Sportscenter. I love seeing how the best of the best perform under pressure. Yesterday I saw something that reminded me of a key performance principle which is emotional state. The highlight was of a minor league baseball manager arguing with the umpire. He went way beyond […]

A month ago the NFL had their annual draft. I actually enjoy watching parts of it because of all the hype that goes along with professional football teams drafting college prospects. Through the years these athletes have to go through increased testing, tryouts, and interviews before a team will deam them worthy of the draft […]