The Importance of Having Both Dreams and Goals

The Importance of Dreams One great habit of many athletes is the drive to create a list of ambitious goals for the upcoming season(s). Having specific targets makes the work of strategic planning to get to daily and weekly actions much easier. One request I have for you at least once per year is to […]

Should You Tell People Your Goals?

Should You Tell People Your Goals? The topic of talking about your goals became fashionable in recent years following an excellent TED Talk by Derek Sivers. Sivers’ message was that you shouldn’t tell people your goals because you subconsciously will feel that you’ve already achieved something by communicating, then lose motivation, and ultimately increase the […]

What’s Better Than Motivation?

When it comes to embracing a mindset for achieving medium- to long-term goals, professionals don’t rely on motivation; they commit. The chance that you will be sufficiently and consistently motivated at the same time as when you need to cook the nutritious meal, do that workout that you need but don’t like, get out the […]

We Are All Animals

One of my all-time favorite quotes comes from the late Dr. George Sheehan: “There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint.  So, too, are you. Find your own […]