Everyone in our lives is holding us back.
And we, in turn, hold them back.
None of us thinks we’re doing that… but we are.
“I’d like to do that… but, my spouse / my family / my friends would never go for it.”
Leash Management
Every time I put Fred (my dog) on a leash he gets himself hung up. Trees, swings, BBQ’s, picnic tables… anything with legs is like kryptonite for his brain. Ping pong tables are his absolute nightmare. Read More…
To “A” or Not to “A”
A big brand uses underweight models and people get mad.
They use fat models… I’m sorry, I meant to say the new “normal” weight models and… Read More…
The True Cost of All This Coaching
Football players lined up on a pitch, the crucible of little orange cones in front of them; A tennis player pulls her magic wand from its bag and steps onto the court for a lesson… Read More…
A Truth About Teaching
Bill’s forehand had the nasty habit of consistently finding the net.
He hired me to ‘fix’ it.
We hit a few balls. And… Read More…
Skillz
The amateur performer thinks it all boils down to skill acquisition.
The professional does too. Read More…
A Colossal Game of Hide & Seek?
Gaia
Earth has been earthing for billions of years longer than people have been peopling.
And yet, we talk about the earth like it’s our lame little sister. Defenseless. Incapable of caring for itself. Always needing us to sort things out for it. Read More…
Perception
Milers chased the four minute mark for more than eighty years.
The ‘experts’ concluded it couldn’t be done. Read More…
Mary (name changed). A Cautionary Tale.
Two math muckety-mucks asked me to coach their nine year old daughter.
“For some reason, she really loves playing tennis,” they said. “And we just want to keep it that way.” Read More…