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How Do You Measure Up?
“What gets measured, gets managed.” Are you familiar with management guru Peter Drucker‘s famous quote? Here’s my version: measurement motivates. That is, the simple act of paying attention to something…
How to Focus Your Way Out of a Tough Spot (And Avoid Choking Under Pressure Part III)
Over the weekend, I was out in Greenwich, CT to coach Navy SEAL candidates on mental toughness. Every month they show up for the Physical Screening Test (PST), which includes…
How To Shine When You’re On the Spot (Or How To Avoid Choking Under Pressure, Part II)
This week, we’re going to talk about how to be at your best when you’re taken off guard. That’s what one listener wanted to know during my interview with performance…
Why You Choke Under Pressure – And How To Avoid It, Part I
Blowing a high-stakes presentation, flubbing a chance conversation with a senior partner in the elevator, bombing the exam you studied months for – choking under pressure is one, really painful…
The Power of 10
I’m talking about the power of ten minutes. That was the one of the recurring themes I picked up on as I was interviewing 12 diverse experts for the Mental…
Think Big, Start Small…
Have you ever gotten all pumped up about something – learning the guitar, say, or doing bikram yoga — and then a few months, maybe weeks, later simply lost interest?…
Mental Toughness Telesummit 2011
From April 25 – 29, Renita brought together bestselling authors, sports and performance psychologists, world-class athletes and entrepreneur coaches for a week-long discussion on how people can develop the crucial…
Why You Need To Trust Your Gut (Don’t Take My Word For It)
When my siblings and I were growing up, our health-conscious mom would vigilantly moderate our family diet according to the latest health findings reported in the newspaper. When a research…
What’s Your M.O. — Crash and Burn, or Rest and Recover?
Are you operating at your maximum or your optimum? Nido Qubein, president of High Point University, asked this question and it highlighted one of the behavioral mysteries I’ve long observed…