3 things to help you succeed under pressure
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Category: Personal Development
Insights, tools and resources for personal development, including processes, frameworks, proven practices, and cutting-edge thought leadership.
You remember the Mayflower, but what about Speedwell?
There are times in our lives when we will be called into action, when we will be required to move, when the opportunity to do something great will lie…
Service Ride Control
In life, rough patches just happen, and you can’t control when they hit, how hard they hit, or how long they last. Appreciating their inevitability …
The pursuit of mastery and the mastery asymptote
When you accept the inescapable nature of the mastery asymptote, you realize the joy isn't in the destination (which will forever elude you), rather, …
There is no secret ingredient!
The key to accomplishing all that you ever wanted, the key to changing who you are, the key to reaching new heights, the key to limitless personal pow…
What Abraham Lincoln taught me about failure
Abraham Lincoln failed many times before he succeeded. Learn a lesson from him when you feel like you'll never reach success.
Microcosms make you stronger
MICROCOSMS MAKE YOU STRONGER articles As I’ve continued writing my book, Escape Velocity, I keep thinking upon this notion of microcosms. For more on what…
Controlled Failure
CONTROLLED FAILURE articles As I mention here, we should be failing on a regular basis. I want to fail. To not fail usually means I’m…
Making the most of microcosms
A microcosm is just a small version of something much larger. It’s usually very similar in the most important regards, but much simpler. To do somet…
Joanne Rochette – an emotional night
As we set about to achieve our goals and pursue our dreams, we are often pulled and distracted. The ability to focus, when the pressure is on and your…
Change blindness and the all-of-a-sudden syndrome
Things rarely happen “all of a sudden.” They happen incrementally, by degrees; slowly, over time. The problem is, we usually don’t see them happ…
Peaks and valleys
The important thing to remember when you’re in a valley is that you won’t stay there forever. Valleys are temporary, even when they seem to last a…
Shaun White, and the real story of his success
Shaun had all the ingredients to engineer his life for success. He showed early on that he had the passion, the commitment, the drive, and the willing…
Are you failing on a regular basis?
People tend to view failure as weakness. But I think it’s the other way around. If struggles make you stronger, what does it mean if you’ve stoppe…
Anja Paerson – we fall and we get back up
When you fall, you have to get back up. You have to face your demons. You have to overcome the fear of crashing again. Crashing is part of the process…
Petra Majdic proves perseverance pays
The inspiring story of Petra Majdic, who persevered despite the pain.
There is beauty all around
THERE IS BEAUTY ALL AROUND articles Early this morning I was on the way to the gym, when I suddenly turned the corner and stopped…
Lindsey Vonn – Olympic example
The inspiring story of Lindsey Vonn. Who didn’t start out as the most naturally gifted skier. But she was committed and put in the time and effort s…
Seth Wescott – gold medalist, honorary Life Engineer
True champions are able to overcome great odds to achieve greatness because they know, at a very fundamental level, that they can do it.
Seashells and opportunities
Opportunities don’t sit and wait very long. Often, you’ll no sooner spot one worth pursuing than it’s washed away. You have to act fast. You hav…
