“You don’t have to force anything,” - Alex Holliday, Yoga Teacher When I received the initial email about the workshop “Tending the Inner Flame for Vitality” led by Alex, my first reaction was. “No. It’s across town, and I would have to take the bus. It would be a real hassle to get there.” Then ... read more >
My word for 2025 is alignment, and I haven’t had any bigger misalignment than my environment. Both professionally and personally, my environments have been misaligned with who I am. A young woman asked for one piece of advice that I would give to my younger self. I said, “Get around people who are doing better ... read more >
My theme this month is a World-Class training camp. It feels like I am in the accelerated program. Being world-class is about mindset and how we show up in the world. We’re only two weeks in, and I realize how much my thinking and my environment have deteriorated over the last six years. My social ... read more >
Training camp is about improving skills, getting into season-ready condition, and building bonds and relationships among the team. A team with poor chemistry that can’t work together or have a good working relationship will soon implode. Championship teams have been dismantled because two superstars couldn’t get along or the team was too busy fighting one ... read more >
As a lifelong San Francisco 49ers fan, I hate all things Dallas Cowboys except for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. They are so athletic and glamorous. You must be a superb athlete to pull off those high kicks and split jumps in their famous “Thunderstruck” routine. I watched the show Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team ... read more >
I have had a perspective shift. I have spent ten years in the wilderness, and until this perspective shift, all I could think about was how much time I had wasted and how many connections and opportunities I had lost during my wilderness season. While there is truth to this, I also gained grit, resilience, ... read more >
Non Fiction Lovely One, Ketanji Brown Jackson Fascism, Madeleine Albright The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory, Tim Alberta Somehow: Thoughts on Love, Anne Lamott Every Little Step, Bobby Brown The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer, Gretchen Reynolds The Power of Regret, Daniel Pink Original ... read more >
Everything begins and ends with mindset. I used to be in a Mastermind group, and the leader would always preach about being “World Class.” He wasn’t just talking because he trained world-class athletes, so he knew exactly what it took to be on a world-class level. Some people think being world-class is about how much ... read more >
My client offered my sister and me tickets to the Warriors Game, and for one brief moment, I considered saying no. I had some great excuses in my head: It was a weeknight, and I had to get up the next morning. Are you kidding? It’s the Warriors! It’s funny how when you’re used to ... read more >
My word for 2026 is alignment. I love this definition of the word alignment from Merriam-Webster: to be in or come into precise adjustment or correct relative position Correct. I understand that collectively, the world has not been in a great place since 2020, and we all know why. Personally, I haven’t been having a ... read more >
