Pressure Proofing: THE FUNNY SIDE
“Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.” Allen Klein Here’s an instant fix when the stress and pressure of the moment gets to be too much – laughter. It might…
Pressure Proofing: PREPERATION
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” Louis Pasteur Yesterday we looked at anticipation in pressure proofing. Preparation goes hand in hand with anticipation. In fact, without preparing for what you anticipate, there is no point in wasting any time or…
Pressure Proofing: ANTICIPATION
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Wayne Gretzky Yesterday we looked at pressure proofing by raising our level of confidence. Today, I want to…
Pressure Proofing: CONFIDENCE
“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing.” Peyton Manning Over the course of the next few days, I want to look at pressure proofing ourselves, or answer the question, “How can I be more…
Own Yourself
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you, never excuse yourself.” Henry Ward Beeche There is a pandemic out there. You should be very afraid of it. It’s infectious and contagious. It spreads…
Short-Fused
“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” John Wooden Whenever I find myself (or more accurately, my wife…
Fear This
“The thing we fear we bring to pass.” Elbert Hubbard I’m not talking about the reactionary survival instinct, our “Spidey Sense”. I’m talking about the incessant nagging and niggling angst, the dread, the doubt, the anxiety, and the worry…
Close Doesn’t Count
“You find out life’s this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game – life or football – the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you…
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