You think no one will understand. You have built a life pushing hard, performing to win. But there is a part of you that you cannot share. Or you do not think you can, so you do not. The fears, the doubts, the messy stuff that keeps you up at...
To all high-performing leaders, and people chasing ambitious goals. There’s a problem I see all the time. You’re disciplined, driven, even successful… but if I asked you to clearly say who you are and what you stand for, you probably hesitate. It's because you've never actually done the work. When...
Most high performers are addicted to the grind. I see it all the time. People training and working at high intensity, high volume, year-round...thinking they're "driven." Eventually it catches up. The nervous system gets taxed, the mind spirals, and the body can’t actually perform the way it should. Almost everyone...
If you're in a funk, like I have been - I have some ideas for ya. Each month, I like to focus on a different habit or theme that supports my values. I wanted to share some examples from the last few months - In hopes, that it may help...
Bravery looks different than we think. After 20 years coaching high-performers, I’ve learned that the bravest people are the ones who are willing to be SEEN while they chase something that matters to them. I spend a lot of time with people when the pressure finally catches up, when the...
I’ve always felt things deeply. That means anxiety shows up, sometimes out of nowhere. For years, I fought it and got mad at myself for feeling anxious. I always tried to shut it down, fix it, or hide it. I was angry about it. But, that only made it worse...louder,...
7 Things I’ve Learned Coaching the Fittest on Earth13+ years with CrossFit Games athletes taught me what mindset work really looks like I started coaching competitive CrossFit athletes in 2010. I had just moved to San Diego after discovering CrossFit in 2007. I was in graduate school for my master's...
You want to be more resilient and know that you can keep going when it gets tough and come out stronger on the other side. I get it, me too. In my 19 years of coaching high-performers from ultra-endurance competitors to execs and CEOs to CrossFit Games Athletes, I’ve seen the drive to...
At 25, I was doing the most. Training clients at two personal training studios. Coaching CrossFit at a third gym. Full-time in grad school. Working at a D1 strength and conditioning facility. Racing and training for a marathon, triathlon and CrossFit. And somehow still going out late and waking...