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Tom Lehman has had a long and distinguished career on the PGA Tour, but despite his longevity and victory in the 1996 British Open, he has (only) won five times on tour. The cumulative percentage of his victories per tou ament is barely 1 percent. Kenny Perry has won thirtee PGA Tour events in over nineteen years, which accounts for about 2 percent overall. A old Palmer won sixty-two tou aments over his nineteen year PGA career for a winning percentage of 8 percent. For comparison, Tiger Wood’s PGA winning percentage is obviously the highest at approximately 27 percent.

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One characteristic of plants, shrubs, and flowers is hardiness. A plant’s hardiness includes its ability to withstand drought, wind, cold, and heat. The common trait among all hardy plants, however, is the presence of a taproot. The taproot looks similar to a carrot or turnip and grows ...

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I thoroughly enjoy watching the movie Training Day. To quickly summarize the film, Agent Alonzo Mosley (Denzel Washington, Academy Award Winner) takes Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawk) out in force and shows him the corrupt side of narcotics detective work. Although it was supposed to be a day of ...

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In everyday life anybody is capable of making a difference in their community, it doesn’t have to be the prominent civic leader, politician or business tycoon, any he or she can seize the initiative. Superheroes need not be all flash and regal, it could just be the down to earth everyday guy or gal who conditions themselves for peak performance. You sure need it in this world to battle the evil bullies of greed and selfishness. A big heart is every bit as important as big muscles bulging out of everywhere and of course what you put into your body is is vital.

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An increasingly fast pace of life continues to put excessive demand as well as stress on people. Many may become overwhelmed under more pressure to push their bodies to the max. The burden of meeting personal as well as business obligations saps energy and motivation. Inspiration is the driving force that can power you to amazing heights. Inspiration makes everything easier and much more worthwhile too. Inspiration is like a home crowd to a sports team, it lifts up your spirits and encourages you to keep going regardless of any challenges.

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To increase sales performance, sales managers must highlight essential areas of goal development for the sales reps to improve in. Even if the reps are lacking in many professional selling areas, it's best to identify and focus on one area for specific measurable improvement at a time. Next the manager must get the rep bought in on the need to practice and improve the targeted skill set. The rep needs to see the whole picture and clearly understand what improvement in the particular area would do to his overall success. There is a reason for under-performance in that particular area.

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Business owners and sales management can take steps to inspire their staff to new heights. They should be transparent in communicating the actual business results of the organization. Incentive programs can be introduced to all employees and not just the sales team to foster better overall company performance. Successful business owners find creative ways to get their entire staff bought into the delivering the overall goals and vision of the company.

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Managing account activity of your sales reps is crucial especially if targets are missed on a regular basis. However sales managers must delve deep beyond mere account activity. They should determine how the particular account activity has progressed over time. The managers must find out how the account activity has evolved. What has the sales rep added? Have they in fact changed anything? Chances are if the rep has been doing everything the same way from day one, then his brain has grown accustomed to the repetitive nature of the activity. The rep must change things up a little.

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You are not alone, many people have a burning desire to release the power within them. However all too often action is simply not taken, days may go by, maybe months or even years and they kick themselves later. It’s never too late to do many things in life, it’s just your mindset and it’s definitely never too late to uncage the thing within you. If you are thinking about it, then find a way to do it. Some people have something inside of them fighting to get out, but they feel letting it out may make them vulnerable, however allowing it to eat away inside them is even more damaging.

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Organizations need to keep a watchful eye on not only their overall company sales strategy, but also at the individual sales rep level. Sales reps are the foot soldiers in the field. They are in the trenches every day and well rewarded for it too, however they should also be able to chime in on decisions out in the field. The sales reps have a direct line to their client base, they should understand the landscape better than their managers.

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Do some organizations still apply the usual sales formula that it takes 10 to 20 cold calls for each sale? If that was the case, a lot of reps who were low performing could just double the amount of calls the next month and success, right? Not so fast, if only if it were that easy. Yes, increased activity is important when considering low performing sales reps, however what if that activity only served to increase anxiety, stress and lack of performance. It's evident that most sales reps hate the prospect of cold-calling, yet many start their day with cold-calling.

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It may seem impossible to some, but you can find a way to earn a living doing what you love. Everybody is born with an innate skill, no matter how unique it is, on this planet you can find a way to monetize your passion. It may not happen ove ight, but develop a plan to see it to fruition. If it's something you really love to do, hopefully somebody else may have already done it.

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Everybody would probably love to be working in a field that they love; however, some may feel that's just not possible given their current circumstances. If you are currently doing work that you no longer enjoy, try taking the necessary steps to get to where you want to be. It doesn't mean quitting your current job straightaway, it just means looking for opportunities to monetize where your passions lie. Start planning how you are going to get there.

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Maintaining motivation is a huge factor in accomplishing your goals in life. We’ve all been there before when we embarked on a particular project full of energy and enthusiasm only to find ourselves losing interest a few months later. Losing your passion and motivation is a common challenge. That’s just exactly what it is, a challenge to your internal drive. How much do you really want to achieve your goals. How much effort are you willing to put in? It’s important to understand how to manage your own particular motivational factors whether internal or exte al.

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Inspiration is the brother of motivation, if not at least close cousins. Some would even argue that inspiration trumps motivation. One could simply say that inspiration provides the high octane gas that can fuel your motivational drive. In some circles, inspiration implies a higher calling, something divine that propels one to keep pushing on against the odds. Individual inspiration plays a crucial part in sales, however we are going to examine collective inspiration of the entire sales team as a whole. Sales managers sometimes struggle with inspiring their team.

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We have all watched a sports game and noticed an athlete that may not be as naturally gifted as others, but he had a burning desire and drive to succeed. You noticed that they never gave up on any plays and contested at every possible opportunity. The internal drive to succeed is crucial is sales. In the event obstacles appear from nowhere which they often do in a sales cycle especially during these times, the drive within could make the difference. In an ideal world all sales reps would always give it their best effort, unfortunately that's not the case.

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Most organizations employ some kind of sales coaching program; however many don't yield measurable results. The top performers continue to make up most of the revenue pie. How can organizations motivate the under-performers? Should they use more contests and more bonus money? The top performers are usually the most motivated anyway, they will win everything. The worst case scenario would be that the under-performers don't even bother trying.

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One could make the argument that self-motivation may well be the most crucial ingredient for sales performance. However evaluating motivation in a sales team is a complex matter. It's assumed that most sales reps are motivated by money of course and making their quota every month. However one must dig deeper and explore the internal and exte al factors that can affect motivation in a sales team. Too many viewpoints on motivation from a sales manager's standpoint fail to emphasize the importance of the sales rep's internal cognitive makeup. Knowing the sales rep's way of thinking is crucial.

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One of the reasons that the top performers of each organization continue to bring in a bulk of the revenues is due to their superior sales techniques. Some sales reps are more adaptable than others. They don't use a one size fits all technique. They learn to adapt as the situation dictates, they don't need a script to stick to. The best sales reps use a combination of left and right brain techniques to succeed. Is sales an art or a science? Surely it can be both.

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The meaning of sales value can vary from one organization to the next and indeed differ from one sales rep to another. However the key is how the customer perceives the value. Organizations like coaches can call plays, but it doesn't mean it will work out. Is the customer truly getting the value the way the organization promised? Sales managers need to encourage their reps to follow through upon implementation.

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It's a shame that some people choose to maintain a negative disposition about their lives. Unfortunately negative thinking generally yields negative results. Consider whatever lofty goals you may have in life, you are likely not going to get there if you think negatively. Sure, you may not get there by being positive alone, but you stand a far higher chance with a positive outlook on life. If you always think positive no matter what happens, you will give yourself the best chance. The positive mind provides more solutions. It will not cost you a dime to have a positive disposition.

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Everyone knows the benefits of physical exercise to achieve that improved quality of life. However when incorporated with a daily mental exercise, there can be no better way of keeping out Father time. Something about water and the brain, after all Dolphins are almost considered almost as smart as humans and if they determined the IQ test, they would probably favor themselves. Also the Dolphin's brain to body mass ratio is greater than most mammals. Swimming requires more simultaneous brain functions than running and other strenuous exercise.

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It’s fair to say that in the last half a century or so, women have captured more masculine associated traits such as powerful exte al strength along with independence and self-reliance. However men have made less progress in these feminine associated traits such as true compassion for others, deep honesty, affection and trustworthiness. Obviously women play a very key instinctive nurturing role in society, however men must be brave and secure enough in their manhood to dare to learn from the opposite sex.

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As the economy continues to regain strength, sales managers are still struggling to get the most out of their current sales staff especially after the many cutbacks of resources during the recession. After research of over 1000 sales reps over a 2 year period, only slightly more than half of the group admitted to having their own specific goal development plans. This is astounding as sales people more than anybody should know the importance and value of setting goals; after all, they usually have to meet them on a monthly basis.

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There’s much more to courage than display of force in a physical contest, courage should serve as the underlying x-factor in which we can exercise all the other virtues of life like wisdom, justice and hope. Courage should start from every individual daring to live their lives to the fullest potential possible. However some people appear to be flying blind in life, guided by a course someone else set for them. One must work on heightening their senses to a super hero level to help them aspire to a fulfilled and quality life.

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In today's fast paced world as more and more pressures seem to pop up every day, it's vital to reduce the negative effects of stress on the body. Just as we intend to keep unwanted weeds from our manicured lawn, the effects of stress can cripple your brain function. A daily mental workout will chop away those stress weeds and create a more ideal environment for your mind to function. Stress causes anxiety and mood disorders, you become restless, impatient. It's physiological effects include headaches, increased heart rate and high blood pressure.

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Is there anyone alive that hasn't heard about the power of positive energy? Even though many people know all about it, only few truly believe in it. Perhaps some feel that it's just not possible for them given their circumstances. It's far from the case; you could be a rich man, but still have a negative attitude. The opposite also holds true; you could be the poorest man on earth and have a better attitude than most. One would have to assume that positive energy has been around since the origin of the universe, so if it exists, perhaps there must be negative too.

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An essential part of life should be achieving one's goals. There's a reason most self-help sources encourage you to write your goals down. The process of writing out and plotting a course of action stimulates the brain. It's important to note your exact feelings as you make your plan, remind yourself exactly why you are doing it. It's fair to say that many may write down their goals, but they don't necessarily communicate internally the importance of making those goals. One must ask questions such as why is making this goal important. How will it change my life?

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Ever wondered why some people have such a great attitude? Could they possibly have no problems whatsoever? Of course, everyone has their share of issues in life whether rich or poor, the important thing is maintaining a positive attitude regardless what obstacles come your way. Learning to keep a positive attitude at all times doesn't come naturally to everybody. However it's a vital skill if you plan to enjoy the highway of life. When we were young as kids and things failed to go as planned, we automatically resorted to negative behavior.

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Success means different things to many people; it can also differ from one culture to another, but one thing is certain, everybody seems to want success in one shape or another. It makes sense because society rewards success of course. It often leads to even more opportunities than you ever imagined before. Think for a moment about how you personally determine success for yourself.

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Is courage truly disappearing from today's world? Can you remember what courage meant to you as a kid growing up in modern society. Did you define it in the physical or moral sense? Did you ever take a stand on a particular issue? There's a great reason why most heroes all through history have usually been characterized as persons of courage in some shape or form. Courage has usually been in limited supply through generations of history, most of society simply flows with the tide. Hence when some people go against the flow, they often stand out and are lauded for their great courage.

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Many would agree that a body in motion tends to stay in motion; however, there are times even the most motivated among us need a jolt or two to get us back at full force. When we launch ourselves full speed into a task, at the beginning motivation comes easy, but gradually you may ease your foot off the pedal for whatever reason. Perhaps you've encountered a few challenges or tried to do too much too quickly. Whatever the reason, remind yourself nobody ever said it was going to be easy; the road to success is sometimes paved in obstacles.

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It's surprising that nowadays people still remain skeptical about the power of the human spirit. Books like The Secret and The Power of Positive Thinking have done little to change people's minds. Michelangelo, Amelia Earhart and Graham Bell are examples of driven individuals with an indomitable spirit within who kept pushing towards their goals regardless of any obstacles. Some may feel that only those who are born special actually achieve greatness, but that is just not the case.

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Open Your Mind To A Whole New World. Learn how to develop acute peripheral vision, or court vision. Peripheral Vision is another gateway into ‘The Zone.’

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Continued from: Enter 'The Zone' Utilizing Peripheral Vision - Part I of II Right now you should be asking “how do I get ‘In The Zone?” The answer: e x p a n d your awareness of your field of peripheral vision.

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What if everything you need for success was already available to you? You hold the key to your future. Instead of looking for the solutions outside of you, tap into your mind’s eye and envision your future. Everything you need is within you. Your mind is unable to discriminate between imagination and reality. This is powerful. Harness the power of your imagination and visualize your success. According to the Law of Attraction, envision your success as if it is in the present and has already happened. The more detail you bring into this mental image, the better.

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Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Ronald E. Osbo Do you know of an athlete who “knows it all?” For each suggestion there is a response. Primarily to position them, in their eyes, as “been there, done that.” Those are the uncoachable athletes. The need to look good is interfering with their potential to be excellent. Removing the mask of “knowing it all” opens you to learning opportunities. Masters don’t need to remind everyone of their greatness. Their confident presence speaks for itself.

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What do King Arthur and Napoleon Hill have in common? They both knew the power of a mastermind group. King Arthur had his round table of knights. Napoleon Hill dedicated his life to learning about the secret to success from the most powerful men of his time. Having a group of advisors you can trust is necessary for all successful business owners and leaders. Consider the countless times you have used someone as a sounding board for your ideas. When two or more people collaborate with a specific goal in mind, the mastermind process is activated.

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When you opened the doors to your business were you hoping the field of dreams concept was true, build it and they will come? Just hanging out a shingle, however, does not mean you will quickly have a full schedule with new clients. Unless you already have a strong following, you will need to figure out a way to drive clients to your business.

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I first began rowing seasonally, only during the fair weather months. I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to row in the winter. After a couple of years, watching other people row all year long, I made the decision to become a recreational rower. Now I had the opportunity to row any time I wanted. Surprisingly it wasn’t “that cold” during the winter months. In fact, the winters were easier to endure because of my new interest. All this time I was aware of the racing team, but was unable to imagine myself in that group.

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Entrepreneurs are a unique breed. We think, see and perceive our world differently than those around us. Instead of staying with the traditional status quo security of a job, we have made a step to do things differently by creating our own business. If you have taken this step you are most likely excellent at what you do, driven by a passion and are service oriented. Now that you have opened your doors, you are ready for business. Excellent. What are the steps you are taking to drive clients to you? How can they find you? When you talk, do they listen?

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Have you noticed there are peaks and valleys in your business? At times you are at capacity and so excited about people coming to you, wanting to work with you. It just seems so easy. Then you notice a shift occurring. All of a sudden what looked like a growing business begins to backslide. Now you are scrambling to pay the bills. Experiencing that backslide is enough to cause some entrepreneurs to go into a panic. You begin to wonder why this is happening to you and try to rescue your business from going too deep into the red.

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There are no limits on what you can accomplish except those limits that you set on your own mind. Brian Tracy Do you know what holds you back from doing things which you know will help you to grow your business? What is the one thing you have been avoiding because it is out of your comfort zone? All entrepreneurs experience these things when growing a business. It is the choice you make once faced with something fearful which will separate the successful entrepreneurs from all the rest.

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No great thing is created suddenly, anymore than a bunch of grapes or a fig. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit. Epictetus It is easy to talk about your ideals and dreams for success, but something else entirely to begin taking the first step down that road. Beginning the process can be uncomfortable and scary. On the outside your goals might appear well and good. Isn’t this what you have been dreaming about for so long? Within you there might be a downside to success. What would you have to give up if your dreams became a reality?

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Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. Ross Perot Everything we do is either to feel or avoid some emotion. How you feel does matter. Mindset contributes 80% to success. If your mindset is not in the right place, all of the information about marketing will not make a difference.

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What was the reason you decided to start your own business? Did you get tired of your corporate job and feel you could do it better? Are you home with your family and your hobby turned into a business? All of a sudden you were out of a job and needed an income? Too often I hear from my clients they are working too hard in their business without seeing an increase in revenue. If you needed to create more income, would you be able to do this quickly? More often than not, we hold ourselves back. You talk about having a successful business, but some of the steps you have to take are scary.

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Not everyone is a sports enthusiast or competitive person. There are lessons, however, which can be learned from athletes and applied to your business. Each and every Olympic athlete has a coach behind her, is part of a group and is driven to strive for peak performance. They have the determination and mindset of a winner, choosing to move forward even when it is uncomfortable. Although I have always exercised, my time was primarily spent in a gym. I became involved in sports very late in my life. At 40y/o I learned downhill skiing and sweep rowing in the same year.

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Transparency. It has become the norm with social networking and online marketing. We each have our own barometer between too much information and not enough revealed. Wikipedia states: “transparency in a social context more generally, implies openness, communication, and accountability. It is a metaphorical extension of the meaning a "transparent" object is one that can be seen through.” Weaving transparency is important for an effective marketing message and branding. How much though is too much?

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Marketing continues to transform and social networking has speeded up the process. The old strategies of a hard sell do not work, particularly when the primary buying power is women. Marketing by force is not a good fit for women. In fact most women I know don’t feel comfortable with pushing themselves onto someone else. Or having something pushed onto them. It goes against an internal instinct to bond and form community. Being aggressive creates conflict. Most of us will do anything to avoid that feeling.

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The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image. Brian Tracy No matter what you want to believe, your image affects your business. People judge based upon first impressions. “What you see is what you get.” In fact, your image is nine-tenths of success. A potential client will determine whether to connect with you in less than one minute. As an entrepreneur, you are your brand. Your best foot forward helps with success. People are attracted to winners. A strong or soft personality does not affect success.

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Do you feel like a success? Do you look like a success to others, but on the inside feel like a failure? No matter how hard you try, you never do it well enough. You might be told over and over again about what great work you are doing, but you minimize it and only focus on the flaws. Even the outstanding achievements are not worth celebrating. You have a choice. You can continue to move forward in your career maintaining this perspective and never feeling fully satisfied. That is one option. Or you can make a choice to move past the hidden obstacles to your success.

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“Do what you fear and fear disappears." David Schwartz When I first started my practice my coach told me I was going to learn to love marketing. I just chuckled. She had no idea what I thought about marketing and going to networking events while working in my counseling agency. I had avoided them for the past 12 years of my business. My excuse was that Steve, my husband, was more charismatic and enjoyed socializing. He was the outgoing personality and I enjoyed staying in the office working directly with our clients.

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Building Confidence and Releasing the Inner Critic “Realize you have choices about what you do, or do not want to do. Choose to get out of your comfort zone and say "yes" to reach your peak potential.” Loren Fogelman How often have you thought about your professional goals and how things would be different? You believe you want to take the steps necessary to move forward and grow your practice. Over time, the momentum and the desire begins to change. You’re not as focused. There is not as much effort in the process to grow your practice.

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Congruency is very sexy to the Law of Attraction. The universe responds positively when your thoughts, emotions and actions all line up. Your positive energy signals the universe to take notice. Consider the things you say you want for yourself. What are your goals for your practice? To really be successful you must have alignment between your values and goals. Visualization is a powerful tool for reaching your goals. Vividly imagine yourself being in your ideal life, having a full thriving practice and supportive positive relationships.

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Your success is dependent upon your focus. Thinking about all of the day to day demands and everyone needing your attention leads to anxiety and overwhelm. This is energy draining. You are likely to get everything done, but will feel frantic as you rush. The minor day-to-day details can get in the way of the BIG picture. Spending time putting out fires distracts you from your larger, long term goal. This way of doing business is time consuming and tiring. You are constantly attacking things as they come up one by one.

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Balance. That is a powerful word. It is an empowering way to live. For many this is easier said than done. We all have an inner voice we hear as we go through the day. What tone of voice does your inner voice have, supportive or critical? Which part of you is louder, your ego or your intuition? Are you able to tell the difference? Are you more comfortable being in your head and thinking things through or do you tend to go with your gut and instinct? Your ego is self protective and typically fearful. The typical response is fight, flight or freeze.

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Have you ever felt so strongly about something that you were willing to do anything in order to reach your goal? Even though there were barriers, you knew this was right for you and nothing was going to stop you. Obstacles you previously avoided were now challenges you were ready to take on and overcome. You had a “do anything” attitude. Once you develop a burning desire to reach a goal and you feel a strong innate sense about this new direction, your entire mindset shifts. The excuses and the resistance all of a sudden melt away.

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“Release the negative in order to experience the positive.” Loren Fogelman The good things are always worth repeating more than one time. Reminders are important as you make changes in how you view yourself and your business. When you begin to change your mindset, you are likely to catch yourself going back to old ways of thinking and acting. This will happen. The key is to realize what you are doing and then refocus. Choose to shift your focus from negative to positive. If you are familiar with Abraham-Hicks you might have heard the terms going upstream versus going downstream.

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One thing which really increases the chance of long term success is having a support system. Typically when you think about your support system you will think about the people closest to you and whether they “are there for you” or not. So often I see clients say they want to grow their practice, but don’t have a support system. The people who are closest to them are the very ones encouraging them not to change. It was okay when your business was seen as a “hobby” and did not interfere with other parts of your life.

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Think about a time when everything in your practice flowed smoothly. You felt it just couldn’t get any better than this. Even unforeseen challenges didn’t affect the flow; it was all going as you planned. Creating focus, clarity and presence of mind is akin to being “in the zone” when racing. All your training and preparation is being put to the test. Practice is over and now it is time to perform. You have done everything you can to prepare for this moment and you will do the best you can. Being in the zone is unlike any other feeling. Satori, a Japanese term, is a zen state.

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The definition of a contract in Webster’s Dictionary is “a binding agreement between two or more persons.” Contracts have many purposes. We expect contracts to define expectations and purpose as well as limitations. They clarify the parameters in the agreement. Typically, they are explicit and tangible. This is the typical view of a contract. Then there are the negative contracts. Negative contracts are little known facts which have far reaching implications. They are typically between two or more people. There is no statute of limitations.

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How you do anything is how you do everything! There is a connection between your thoughts, emotions and actions. If there is a part of your business which you are dissatisfied with, take a closer look and figure out why things are not working well. Discover the conflict between what you want and how you feel about successfully achieving your goal. If you have a deep underlying belief which contradicts your goal, you will hold yourself back. The good news is change can happen. With that being said, think about your business. Do you love what you are doing? Are you having fun while working?

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How often have you heard the phrase “walking your talk?” When that does not happen there is a disconnect. What you are saying and what you are doing are two different things. When you have a discrepancy between your words and your actions, your actions will be the truth. People will pay attention to what you are doing and disregard what you say. We all know people like that. When they talk, they appear very sincere. I believe they actually are sincere at that moment when they are talking.

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Have you reached the point where you know you have more to offer your clients? You have reached a certain level of competence and want more for yourself? Are you are ready to do whatever it takes to make that happen? Well, then you are in a great place to jumpstart your practice. There comes a point when you have mastered your current skill set and are ready to take it to the next level. There is a strong desire to continue growing, developing your skills and enhancing the quality of service you provide to your clients.

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Do you know what your gifts are, your special talent? Is there something you love to do so much, you would do it for free? Whatever that gift is, you are the only one doing it. There might be other’s who do similar things, but no one is doing it quite the way you are. Your perceptions and your experience, makes your way of providing that service unique. Getting to the point where you are ready to share your talents and gifts with others is a jou ey. Maybe you always had a strong vision. Or you continued to refine your gifts over time.

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"When you can clearly see yourself being there, you can see much more clearly how to get there. You can imagine the path to your dreams, and then start to actually walk it. Play an active role in your own future. Imagine with passion and detail how you'd most like it to be." —Ralph Marston Are you networking and marketing? If not, what is holding you back? If you are, does your passion and expertise come through with confidence? I have seen many sole business owners network, but they don’t do it with poise and confidence.

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Working toward a goal is making the choice to attain something that you do not currently possess. It is a milestone. Some goals are easier and more attainable than others. Choosing to grow your business and implementing all the steps, creates a challenge. You are stretching yourself. This might be uncomfortable. You will be doing things which you had previously avoided. How will you act when you are facing an uncomfortable task? Consider the obstacle you need to overcome to reach your goal.

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Have you thought about making long, lasting change, but just haven’t done anything about it yet? Life can so busy and much of the day is spent focusing on taking care of stuff. At the end of the day, what have you done for you? Change can happen. Having a desire to do things differently is the first part of the process. Nothing will change, however, until you decide the time is right to take action. Typically something occurs and you are faced with your problem one more time.

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Chunking. This tool is a valuable resource for helping to develop the mindset for marketing success. It is extremely versatile. Chunking is effective with breaking goals down into easy manageable steps for success. You can also use chunking to clear blocks and work through resistance. Originally, chunking was a term developed to explain the way people remember. Studying memory determined people remember seven bits of information at a time. This is what our brain can retain in short term memory. In order to hold more info, you can group similar pieces of information together.

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Timing is everything. When someone asks you to do something, how strong is the need to respond right away? You feel the pressure and are more likely to say "yes." Later when you have had time to think about it, you regret that choice. People want you to respond under pressure. That way it is on ...

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"Do what you fear and fear disappears." David Schwartz You are capable of achieving whatever you set your mind to. According to the Law of Attraction that is a universal truth. Whatever you focus on, you attract. Once you make up your mind to move in a certain direction, the universe is already ...

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According to the Law of Attraction, you have the ability to manifest your dreams. What you focus on you get more of. If that is true, what are your dreams? Consider your professional goals and what you want for yourself. How big do you dare to go? As children, we dream BIG. Remember how the world held so many possibilities for you? You were able to be whoever you wanted to be. As you got older, there were more influences in your life. Some of them were very limiting and narrowed your scope of possibilities. Good or bad, someone else’s beliefs and values were imposed upon you.

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Deserving is an interesting concept. For some it is seen as a right and something positive. Others view it as a negative and feel guilt. When you think about deserving what are some of the thoughts you have? Do you deserve to carve out the time to grow your business? Do you deserve success? Deserving and feeling worthy go hand in hand. They are partners. Many times people are unable to achieve long lasting success because they do not feel they earned the right. Yes! That is right. Deserving something like success can be viewed as a right.

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One of the commonalties we share is that once we achieve our goal, we then come up with a new desire. That is part of being human. We see it in children all the time. They bother you to get them a new toy. They really, really, really need it. You finally get it for them. The excitement is there. ...

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Although I have practiced as a therapist for many years, EFT has helped to improve my therapeutic skills significantly. The EFT community provides rich information through the DVD’s and newsletters that are available. From watching Gary Craig on his DVD’s, I was able to observe EFT ...

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"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." Theodore Roosevelt When does an inspiration transform from a dream to a goal? Why does someone decide to work toward one goal, but not another? What is the difference between making the choice to take action or not? Some people prefer to stay within their comfort zone and primarily take action on goals with favorable odds. Others like a challenge and want to see how far they can push themselves. The feeling of accomplishment is directly correlated to the difficulty of reaching a goal.

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"Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality." Earl Nightingale Many people struggle with reaching peak potential. The committee, the negative and critical messages you tell yourself, has been one of the reasons for sabotage. ...

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The principle of the Law of Attraction states that what you focus on, you will attract. Therefore if you are focusing on something negative, you will attract more negativity into your life. If you are focusing on positive, then you will bring more positive into your life. When you have tried to focus on something positive, do you feel that it worked for you? Did you end up achieving your goals? Everything you do is either about expansion, and allowing, or about constriction, and restricting. Consider your desire to grow your business. Is it expansive or constrictive?

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"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you." BrianTracy When you are part of any community you interact with others. Being part of community is being ...

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Humans, by nature, are masters at saying the word “no.” We are conditioned to focus on the negative. Survival of the fittest. We learned about danger and what “not to do” in order to avoid extinction. Many of the tools and coping skills we developed as hunters and gatherers does not apply to the world we live in today. Living at that time was dangerous. They had to always be on the defensive. The primitive parts of our brains, which focus on survival needs, have not caught up to the age of technology. Many people continue to live in a place of lack with the glass half empty.

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“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” Confucius How often have you said you are going to do it BIG this time? You had the idea and great motivation. You might not have had the “know how.” Regardless, you were ready to move ...

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Your body is a resource of untapped potential. Your mind has the ability to stop you or propel you forward. Where is your mindset? People don’t want to acknowledge fear. Your fear will keep you stuck. Making excuses, procrastinating and putting off uncomfortable things is easy to do. Instead of ...

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Imagine how your life would be different if you had better boundaries. Things would change as a result of the change that you made. People would begin to respond to you differently. What you once tolerated you might find is not acceptable anymore. How are your boundaries? Do you feel that ...

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"Health, happiness and success depend upon the fighting spirit of each person. The big thing is not what happens to us in life - but what we do about what happens to us." George Allen I am always looking for solutions. The concept of the mastermind group is vividly described by Napolean Hill in ...

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Who are the people in your life that have been the most critical of you? Family, partners, bosses or friends. No matter how hard you tried, it was never good enough. The focus was always on what you did wrong, not what you did right. Hearing those messages repeatedly has an effect. They begin ...

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Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. Alphonse Karr n How often have you been unable to make progress on a specific issue? You feel stuck. You are aware of the problem. You even know what you ought to be doing to make a ...

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If you have negative self talk, then you may be are aware of your committee. The committee is your inner critic. The part of you that keeps you stuck in fear and anger. The part of you that keeps reminding you that you are not perfect enough. The familiar part that creates sabotage. How close ...

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Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. Arthur Somers Roche "Karen" had a strong desire to overcome her fear of public speaking. She wanted to begin presenting workshops to build her business. She ...

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Conflict is something that occurs in each and every person’s life. You can either spend a lot of time avoiding conflict at all costs or you can learn how to deal with it. Avoiding conflict is stressful. Consider the fact that the Law of Attraction is always at work. You will attract to yourself ...

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"Where there is purpose, there is energy. Actions directed toward a compelling purpose will create a powerful momentum that lines up events and circumstances in your favor. Purpose gives you a reason to get going each day and strengthens your determination to persist when the going gets tough. Purpose pushes you firmly toward your highest level of accomplishment." Ralph Marston Visualization is a powerful tool. You actually use it all the time and don’t even realize what you are doing.

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What is stress Stress is a part of daily life. Everyone has stress. Some people appear to have more stress than others. Stress is one way we react to specific events in our life. There are times when you might feel that too much is happening at once and feel overwhelmed. Other times, you feel ...

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I recently began working with Sandy (not her real name). She came into counseling for eating disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The first time that we met I discussed EFT with her. At that time, she was resistant to using EFT and states that she had tried tapping before and did not ...

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Last week my daughter and I flew to a hospital across the state to address some of her health problems. The treatment we were looking to pursue was not available at the time. Since we only bought one way tickets, we needed a way to return home. I looked at all of my options including bus, train, ...

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Most likely the times that you have thought about quitting smoking or been told by someone else that you need to stop smoking are too numerous to count. How about all the good reasons that you need to stop smoking? Waking in the morning and saying this will be the day that “I quit. I will stop ...

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I have been using EFT for about one year now, on myself and in my practice. There have been great results during the past year. Many times I have helped someone else with physical pain. This past weekend I went skiing with my husband. It was our first day on the slopes for the season and eager ...

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I have been using EFT for about one year now, on myself and in my practice. There have been great results during the past year. Many times I have helped someone else with physical pain. This past weekend I went skiing with my husband. It was our first day on the slopes for the season and eager ...

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What if failure and winning go hand in hand similar to peanut butter and chocolate? At first glance it appears to be an odd match. So many highly talented athletes needed to experience failure in order to become great. Whether it is in sports, business or life, failure is necessary for the really BIG goals. Failure has a purpose: • Deepens commitment • Offers invaluable lessons • Leads to course corrections • Builds resiliency • Learns how to cope with adversity

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Focus. For elite athletes that is the name of the game. Focus is the biggest gap among competitors. The test appears during the most stressful conditions, during competition. Why? Well, it is easier to focus when you are practicing. The situation is a lot more relaxed with reduced pressure. It is during those high pressure moments, when you are competing to win, that your abilities, including your focus, are put to the test.

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Why do some athletes succeed where other’s fail? Although it sounds like an easy question the answer is not always obvious. Athletes prone to failure are likely to get caught up in a trap where they cycle through periods in their career where progress grinds to a screeching halt. When you are caught up in that cycle it can be a very, very frustrating place to be. Many athletes end up digging themselves into this cycle even further without realizing what they are doing.

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Serious competitive athletes realize there is no room for distraction if they want to win events. Developing laser focus is possible, can be done and is necessary for reaching your BIG goals. When you are training for high performance unbreakable concentration is required. Consciously training your mental game provides you an edge over your competition.

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Stepping out of your comfort zone is the norm for competitive athletes. Highly motivated athletes are expected to train harder, perform better for optimal results. High performance is easiest under ideal conditions. If you’ve been competing for any length of time, you know conditions are not always in your favor. Maintaining focus during crunch time, facing adverse conditions, requires confidence, focus and a strong skill set.

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Pre-race jitters are brutal. The confidence gained during practice quickly disappears. It’s replaced by all sorts of crazy thoughts along with feeling out of sorts. Athletes from all sports are prone to pre-performance anxiety during their competitive career. The anxiety cycle prior to the race is enough to throw off your warm-up routine. When focus is so important for high performance, overwhelming anxiety can lead to a poor start.

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I love it when someone accuses me of playing like a girl because these days’ girls play a lot tougher than when I was growing up. Title IX was just making an impact on athletic programs when I was in school. In 1972 when Title IX, a federal law requiring high schools and colleges that receive federal funds to provide equal opportunities for male and female students, was established it didn’t need to be fair. The boys had several sport options and the girls were cheerleaders. Even then I knew I was not cut out to be a cheerleader.

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No two coaches are alike. There is the good, the bad and everything in between. It takes more than knowledge, skills and experience to coach effectively. A coach’s style develops with time. Some are excellent at motivating their athletes. And others can turn into an athlete’s worst nightmare.

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Brainstorming is the popular approach to discover creative new ideas. We’ve all been in team meetings where you’ve been encouraged to share your thoughts, no matter how trivial they might seem, without any judgment from others. Just get your idea out uncensored, share it with the group, because even the most off-beat idea could spark something brilliant.

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Most athletes who train to compete spend most of their time preparing for ideal situations. Well if you have been competing long enough you know that eventually you will hit a perfect storm. I’m not talking about where everything works out just as you expected. What I mean is you are going to experience the unexpected, challenging your ability to maintain focus during your event.

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Where does your focus stray when competing? You can be completely focused, totally distracted or somewhere in-between. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like you have a choice, when your head is swimming with all the “what-ifs” and last minute details. Not being laser focused, however, is usually due to a lack of mental game skills. Yes, life happens. An infinite amount of possibilities can easily distract you, throwing you off course. With the proper mindset, however, you are able to control your focus. Continuing to feel in control, regardless of your circumstances, is empowering.

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Let’s face it, beginning something new is one of the toughest things to do. The routine is not established yet and you have to deal with the learning curve, figuring out what works and what does not work.

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Too frequently triathletes are told by their coaches to ignore what is going on around them. The coaches who tell you to just not do it are unaware of the power of habit. Following the crowd, going out too fast because of the other athletes around you, is a symptom of a habit. Under pressure, you are going to return to your old familiar habits. This is why competing successfully in triathlons is a mental game.

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You are the average of the people you spend the most time with. As an athlete how do you feel when you think about the other players on your team? Notice how it feels in your body when you think that thought. Are you sensing tightness or expansion in your body? The feeling you are having is an indication of whether you have the right people on your team.

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You have trained long and hard for this event. Today’s the big day. Your moment of truth. Will it all come together as you have dreamed? Or will those doubtful nagging thoughts begin to appear, slowly chipping away at your confidence. Your anxiety rises as the time for your event approaches. The anxiety is so overwhelming making it difficult to focus. Nothing you do brings relief. These are the moments when the biggest hurdle is fighting down the waves of anxiety.

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If strength, speed and endurance are the foundation for high performance then focus, confidence and your mental game is the cement firmly holding it together. Athletes know why they ought to follow a specific training model, the best strategy to improve performance, and the plan to put it into play. So if the tools for high performance are readily available, why don’t athletes stick with the plan to get the best results? The simple answer is motivation. Like Jeopardy, now that we know the answer, you must ask the right question. How hungry are you to reach your full potential?r

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In school sports athletes are sometimes put in positions which are new to them. They have been playing among peers for a long time, become comfortable, and then they move up to a new level of play. Some athletes love change and the challenges associated with it. Other athletes, however, have a comfort zone and would rather stay with something more familiar.

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Can an athlete think too much? Well, yes and no. It depends on the time and place. Talk to any athlete whose under-performing. They will admit too many thoughts interfere with sports performance. During high pressure moments of a competition, racing thoughts, critical thoughts or too many thoughts become a distraction. Thinking slows down response time. During those high pressure moments clutch players are not distracted by their own thoughts. Immediate, decisive action requires a quick response.

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Anything can happen and everything does happen during the NBA Playoffs. The Miami Heat are hot! They have prepared for the worst and are pulling out all the stops. The winning determination of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James is scoring points on the court. The Heat’s dream team was originally a trio, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. Chris Bosh is benched with an abdominal injury. Knee soreness is plaguing Wade and James collided with a courtside cameraman.

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When you remove all the fluff and get down to the nitty gritty, coaching is primarily about feedback. How you get coached, the quality and quantity of feedback, is important. Too much feedback, or criticism without corrective suggestions, eventually backfires. Frequently athletes can’t choose their coach. On the other hand, athletes benefit from coaching. Your coach does have a responsibility to coach you well. Only part of the burden lies on your coaches shoulders.

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"While this is tough, I am a whole lot tougher." James Loehr How fast you go out at the beginning of a race is a personal decision. Some athletes end up giving away that control without even realizing what they’re doing. Quickly you are caught up in the energy of those around you. When you finally realize you started out too fast in the race, valuable energy has been burned. Then more energy is used to regain focus, returning to your race plan.

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With all things being equal, what is different about winning athletes? When elite athletes are competing, the gap in abilities between the first and last place athlete is relatively small. You’ll need to dig a little deeper to understand what separates the top 1% of elite athletes from all the rest.

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What’s the downside to being an athlete? Should athletes be educated about the possible long term impact their sport could have on their body as well as quality of life down the road? And whose responsibility is it anyway?

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Sports doping has now crossed over into Hollywood as Charlie Sheen admits steroid use for his movie role in Major League. Baseball, football, cycling, track and field and MMA to name a few are plagued with steroid use. Those are just the newsworthy sports currently facing this issue.

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Peak performance. A buzz word used by coaches, trainers and athletes. What if that was only a small part of a bigger picture? By solely seeking peak performance athletes might be missing an even greater endeavor. High performance. Sounds similar, but different in quality and approach. Peak performance is a burst, hitting a high moment, then leading down to a rest period. Peaks and valleys cycle through. Consider how burnt out athletes are at the end of the season. Is the cycling of peak performance and then low performance a contributor, expending unnecessary energy?

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“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”General George Patton Let’s face it, endurance events are painful. When it catches athletes off guard, their performance falters. The solution is to get beyond the pain, and to maintain focus in the present with the goal in mind. On race day Sam knew he had done everything possible to prepare for the century cycling event, a 100-mile bike race. It was a confidence booster. He relished the rush of adrenaline coursing through his body in anticipation of the start.

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Can you tell when an athlete is faking an injury? As they get older, moving up to pros, do they become more sophisticated at bluffing an injury than grade school athletes? Possibly, but not necessarily. Athletes have a larger stage, but lack the skill set as thespians.

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"An athlete is a normal person with the gift of an undying passion to be the best and achieve greatness." Amanda Ring Over time most athletes are going to suffer injury. It is a given. In an ideal world if you knew you were going to be injured, it would be great to schedule the injury at the beginning of the off-season. Unfortunately it rarely happens that way. No matter when you are injured it is going to upset your life, training and season. The strategy is to deal with it in the best possible way. The goal is to return to play as quickly as possible.

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Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are - Forbes Performance is the best measure of an athlete’s mental game. Let’s face it as athletes move up in rankings some unexpected circumstances will appear. At that moment, athletes will be faced with a decision on how to act, or react. An athlete’s mindset has a lot to do with the response and the outcome. Traditional sports psychology primarily teaches goal setting, visualization and self talk as primary tools to overcome obstacles.

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“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it”. Michael Jordan Getting sick is never convenient. Athletes pride themselves on being healthy and fit. Aside from injury, dealing with the flu or a cold can be frustrating prior to an important competition. Dealing with the flu might keep you out of the game. A cold, however, is just an inconvenience. With the right determination it can be turned around.

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Athletes and rituals go hand in hand. They offer familiarity and comfort. Rituals go the whole gamut from unusual to bizarre. Dunking a hockey stick blade in the locker room toilet before a game, wearing the same shorts under a uniform, bouncing the ball a specific number of times or chewing drinking straws during games. These are just a few of the rituals reported by athletes.

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Sometimes we get in our own way. Do you know what I mean? Recently I have been working with one of the contestants for Dancing with the Rogue Valley Stars. A BIG part of our focus was transforming her perfectionist tendencies. She knew it was preventing her from fully relaxing and allowing her dance movements to flow. When she focused on her mistakes or not messing up a part of the routine it actually increased her tension. Dancing, like most sports, requires grace and ease.

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“A warrior…feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul. David Gemmell So much anticipation has been building all week long toward last Sunday’s soccer game. The Women’s World Cup final between Japan and the U.S was exciting right until the last minute of extra time. Normally women’s sports do not get much press, but this event has been a welcomed exception. Fans have been taking sides, rooting for their favorite.

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The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are but in what directiom we are moving. Oliver Wendall Holmes How old is too old, when athletes are over the hill and ought to begin considering retirement? Each individual is unique. Some athletes keep going, like the energizer bunny, whereas others retire early in their career. Testing limits has proven what was once believed to be impossible is actually possible. Reality is an illusion to be tested. Athletes continuously raise the bar with time, speed and other mile markers, age is now also being challenged.

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“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” Henry Ford Albert Pujols is BIG news right now. His declaration as a free agent led to a lucrative contract. He will be moving west to join the Los Angeles Angels ball club. The St. Louis Cardinals who have been left behind. Will they recover now that their leading player is moving on? General Manager John Mozeliak will rebuild his team. A momentary setback, with the right approach, can rebuild to become a winning opportunity.

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“When you trust yourself you can make it.” Geoffrey Mutai What was once impossible is now possible. History has shown that to be true over and over again. The imagination sparks new ideas. Grab hold of an idea then continue to believe it is possible. Gradually the steps to achieve a goal begin to appear. The most successful athletes are innovative, highly creative individuals. When they grasp onto an idea, they stick with it taking the necessary steps to make it happen. Tenacity is a virtue.

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Any time an athlete commits suicide is a tragedy. The sporting community is mou ing the loss of four gifted athletes. Rick Rypien, 27, who recently signed with the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League, is the most recent athlete to have committed suicide. Derek Boogaard, 28, another NHL player, Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson, 29, U.S. Olympic silver medalist freestyle skier and Dave Duerson, 50, former NFL player with the Chicago Bears, also committed suicide earlier this year.

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Where is your focus, past, present or future? At this very moment in time where are you? Are you thinking about a past event, wondering about the other athletes in the competition or tuned into what is going on here and now? Where you are now, whether past, future or present, makes a difference in your performance. Focusing on either the past or the future will pre-occupy your mind. The Past

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The U.S. Open has begun. Tennis fans anticipating upsets are waiting to see how it will all play out in the finals on the stadium courts. For the first time Mardy Fish, seeded eighth, is the highest-placed American in a major championship. Renewed commitment to fitness and strength are paying off. His turnaround performance continues to improve. Fish’s confidence is building as he continues to tap into his full potential.

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"Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it." - Stan Smith As athletes strive toward high performance, setbacks and failures occur. It is part of the process. Some athletes are easily able to put the failures into perspective. Other athletes hold onto them longer than necessary, allowing those moments to define who they are. Holding onto setbacks impacts athletic performance.

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If everything you needed for success was already available to you, how would that change things for you? Your future success is determined by your present actions. Reaching your performance goal requires partnering with the right resources. It is not a passive activity. Instead of looking for the solutions outside of you, tap into your mind’s eye and envision your future. This is where it is okay to daydream.

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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." Marianne Williamson Being stronger does not always equate to being the winner. Consider times when there is an upset, the obvious favorite is beaten by the underdog. How does an underdog defeat the favorite? Even though the favorite was physically stronger the opponent beat the odds.

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“Do what you fear and fear disappears." David Schwartz When I first started rowing my coach told me I was going to learn to love competing. I just chuckled. He had no idea what I thought about team sports, competing or racing. Sports were not part of my childhood. I never viewed myself as a competitive person.

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Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives. Anthony Robbins What is really happening when an all-star athlete is not playing to his potential? Derek Jeter, captain and infielder for the New York Yankees, is facing that exact situation. 2010 was his worst season ever, falling from Hall of Fame performance to below average hitting.

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There is a duel currently going on in tennis. Novak Djokovic is pushing Rafael Nadal out of the spotlight. Rafael Nadal is the current world champion, holding the French Open Title for the past five years. Up until now Nadal has been the one to watch. Simply put, Djokovic has been amazing on the court. He is not satisfied with the No. 2 or 3 positions. His plans are to own the No. 1 spot.

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"Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned." – Buddha When things don’t go your way, how do you handle upsets? You response says a lot about you. More information is revealed through your actions regarding you, and your sportsmanship, than you realize. So think about it, do you become angry, short-tempered and have a tantrum when you lose?

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There were many battles on the field during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. One of the closest contests was between Michelle Carter and Jillian Camarena-Williams in the women’s Shot Put on the opening day. For a few moments Camarena-Williams held the No. 2 performer in U.S. history with a throw of 19.85m. Carter, however, bumped Camarena-Williams down to third with a throw of 19.86m. Both of these women, now ranked among the top ten in the world, will be attending the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Korea in late August.

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A man who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary. ~ Seneca Deserving is an interesting concept. For some it is seen as a right and something positive. Others view it as something negative, experiencing guilt. When you think about deserving what are some of the thoughts you have? Do you deserve to reach your performance goals? Do you deserve success?

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All athletes experience fear at some point. It is the primary reason for failure. Defeat and walking away from your dreams stem from avoidance. It is not whether you will face fear; it is the way you respond once fear arises. First and foremost, all athletes experience doubt along the way. Eventually you will reach a level of competition which will stretch you beyond what you believe is possible. Is this when your inner voice of doubt kicks in? "I can't do it." "I am afraid to try."

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Did you know that 95% of all athletes have not clearly defined their goals? Defined is to the essential qualities necessary to reach your goal. Focused, single-minded intention about your goals directly affects your success. A well-defined goal connects you to your vision.

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The boys of summer are just getting warmed up for the season. Then out of left field, the L.A. Dodgers are thrown a wild card. Talk to any baseball fan and they will comment on the L.A. Dodgers takeover by Bud Selig, the baseball commissioner. Although Selig’s move is to return order where chaos has reigned, it has the makings of a corporate takeover. The majority of the attention is placed on the admin side of the team to regain financial control of their business operations.

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"You must love what you do. Your heart must be in it. Without enthusiasm, you cannot work up to your fullest ability and potential; you're just going through the motions. And just going through the motions won't bring you to the level of competitive greatness we seek whether in basketball, business, or life." -John Wooden

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“The heart of a champion has to do with the depth of our Commitment.” Bill Russell The championship crown, winning the playoff title, eluded LeBron James once again. He is in a league of his own when it comes to basketball. When LeBron is focused, he plays a brilliant game of basketball. When his game is off; however, there is more to it than just being tired or having an “off day.”

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"To achieve in sports you first have to have a dream, and then you must act on that dream. The best athletes are those who truly enjoy what they are doing and display a tremendous amount of work ethic. They continue to persevere in spite of setbacks and never lose sight of their ultimate goal." rn---Dianne Holum

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This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows. ~ Oga Korbut Is Tiger Woods status as a golf icon over and done with? Many predict his days of grandeur are behind him. For the first time in 14 years he has slipped from the top ten list of best golfers in the world, currently ranked #12. Several obvious problems contribute to his falling rankings. He hasn't won a major since the 2008 U.S. Open. Complaints of an aggravated knee, plus Achilles and calf injuries, have prevented him from playing in many important tou aments.

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Does your burning desire to win drive you? Many highly competitive athletes believe winning is their primary motivator. It may be true for some, but not necessarily for everybody. Examine your real driving force and you may find out the actual core reason is to evade losing. What does it mean for you? Well, winning is an optimistic objective while avoiding losing has a negative focus. Winning is a positive goal. Do you desire to win, or do you actually want to avoid losing? What is the difference between these two? Either you are working toward reward or trying to avoid pain.

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“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all” Dale Carnegie When athletes get bad press it makes for good news. By the time an athlete’s problems get the attention of the press, damage has already been done. The athlete, and the team, becomes positioned to take a defensive stance. This is similar to looking at the tip of the iceberg. You are only seeing 10% of the problem not realizing the other 90% is under the surface.

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"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with."rn— Jim Rohn Purpose is powerful. Do you know the reason you have deeply committed to your business? What drives you to share your gifts with others? Why you devote so much of your life to your business? Connect with the underlying passion. Discover the compelling reason you do what you do.

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Think about the original reason you decided to open your business. Connect with the excitement and anticipation you felt imagining the impact you were going to make in your community, being of service to others and feeling appreciated by your clients. Tap into the feeling of your business making a difference in their lives. How was your life going to be different once you reached your ideal goal?

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Beliefs are not always based on logic What if I told you your life was like a movie? And the person standing next to you right now is viewing a very different movie. The way you experience anything and everything comes from your perception. Your experiences, the meaning you gave them and the beliefs you shaped around those experiences create the lens in your life. Your lens is your unique way of perceiving the world. Your way of being. The power of your story

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Envision your success Opportunities to expand are dependent on your focus, whether present, past or future. Consider your goals imagining how you would be different, how your business would change and how your life will be affected. Allow yourself to step into that vision now, as if it had already happened. Notice how you are feeling as you are doing this. Tune into the details. What you see and feel is important.

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What goal have you set for yourself? How big is your vision? Do you daydream, seeing yourself having successfully reached your goal? I have good news for you. If you can dream about being at the top, then it is possible. Really. No, I am not talking about hocus pocus or voodoo magic. What I am talking about is the power of your mind, your convictions. Determine how committed you are to doing anything necessary to turn your dream into a reality.

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Do you live in the past, the present or the future? Might sound like an odd question, but the majority of people, entrepreneurs included, rarely are in the present. There is so much that goes on in your daily life, whether someone wants something from you, planning to take care of the things on your to-do list, or changing a part of your business for improved results. Thoughts will stray to something which already occurred or something about to happen. When your thoughts are either in the past or considering the future, you are not in the present.

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When you don’t fill a program or get a new client signed on how do you deal with it? Are you blaming the economy or too much competition? Or do you look at what you could do differently to convey the value of working with you? Pointing fingers at everyone else but yourself will not make a difference in your success. You have absolutely no control over anything, or anyone, outside of yourself. Blaming does not change anything. It only diminishes your power. If you knew how much your mindset affects your success would you continue to blame others, focusing on all their faults?

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Do you find that you get inquiries, people who have expressed an interest in working with you, and you wait before calling them? Or maybe someone has a warm lead for you, they know someone who is interested in talking to you about your services, and you are not sure how long to wait before giving that person a call? When you wait too long, your warm lead ends up going cold.

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Unless you are an island to yourself, so much of life has to do with relationships. Consider your relationships, personally, professionally and spiritually. If you were to rate the support you receive from the people in your life between zero to ten, with ten being exceptional support and zero having no support whatsoever, how would you rate your relationships?

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"Health, happiness and success depend upon the fighting spirit of each person. The big thing is not what happens to us in life - but what we do about what happens to us." George Allen I am always looking for solutions. The concept of the mastermind group is vividly described by Napoleon Hill in "Think and Grow Rich". Consider the people in your life that are supportive of you. Identify the people willing to give you honest feedback and genuinely want the best for you. Who are the mentors, close friends or professional associates that you trust?

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