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Read Blog Posts by Category:

Passion: Articles that deal with the inner drive that we all need to want to MOVE from where we currently are to where we dream to be.

Preparation: These posts reference articles, books, documentaries, speakers, quotes, and other inspirational and formative ideas that I have found that helped me and the people around me.

Practice: Articles in this category have a heavy sports and performance training lean.

Performance: These articles focus on how you go about your work. From networking to communications to finding a better way to do what you do.

Perseverance: Articles in this category speak to the mechanics that we go through both mentally and physically to stay on track and not get STUCK.

 

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Move Beyond Easy

We all get caught up in our patterns of life. It’s easy to do. You find you rhythm of waking up, going to work, coming home and finishing your day. It’s easy!

It’s like pulling on that old sweatshirt. It just feels right. Everything fits. Your body, your mind, your partner, your kids, your dog or cat, your extended family, your friends, your work all find the same rhythm. It’s easy.

But is it right?

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Getting UnStuck: Part 2

Welcome to MOVING FORWARD. This is the same feelings that the most success people in any category feel. Don’t get overwhelmed. All of these feeling are positive feelings. Remember, if you want to become different you need to think different. Your mind is thinking different, so you are becoming different. Keep moving forward.

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Getting UnStuck

I’m a self-starter. I didn’t need any prompting to begin to write a program for an upcoming offseason program. No one needs to fire me up to write a blog.

When I left coaching, I was already writing my book. As I wrote Move or Die, I was setting up speaking outlines. As I finished Move or Die, I had already started putting together ideas for a second book, which is in research right now.

My point is that I have the type of personality that has no problem with starting and finishing ideas. I’m in the minority. Too many of us have great ideas. We have great plans and ambitious dreams. But that’s as far as it goes. These ideas, plans and dreams all die on the vine. I love Don Shula’s quote that defines this action, “It’s the start that stops most people.”

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