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There is a law in psychology that says that if you form a picture in your mind of what you would like to be, and keep that picture there long enough, you will soon become exactly as you have been thinking. -William James. Please rate, like, share and subscribe to this podcast. Thanks much!

I recently learned how to solve a Rubik's cube. Here are some take aways from my journey .

"I have role models, but I don't look at them and say I want to be like them. I look at them and say 'you are a benchmark to what I want to be. I'm going to surpass you, I'm going to be better than you." -Chooe Dygert, current women's World Time Trial champion

Have you reached the point during this pandemic where you're thinking it's time to not be afraid anymore?

Recently the popular exercise platform Strava announced some big changes. What do folks' reactions to these changes tell us?

"The professional does not wait for inspiration. They act in anticipation of it." Taken from Becoming Pro by Steve Pressfield. This principle begs the question then "is action the precursor to being inspired "?

This episode is the audio of a video I posted to my YouTube account (Utmost Performance). It explains a phenomenon that we have all had happen to us and the very interesting thing that is happening in our minds when it occurs. Listening to this episode may change your beliefs about some things...pun intended. 

We can use the illustration of a table to better understand how our Beliefs work and how they can help or hinder us from achieving our goals.

In the pursuit of our goals we can always break things down into smaller parts. It isn't always best to look at the big picture. Sometimes it's better to understand that a movie is made frame by frame.

Today on my bike ride I heard Joe Rogan make a great point on his podcast. I share it with y'all and believe that it might in some way affect life for some of us post Covid-19.

Talking about momentum and the fact it has to be created.

A good person dyes events with his own color and turns whatever happens to his benefit. -Seneca

Pur reality cannot be changed, but our perceptions can influence our reality. So can we then change our reality? Let's take a trip down the rabbit hole.

When we believe in the obstacle more than the goal, which will inevitably triumph? -Ryan Holiday

When we are faced with adversity or a difficult circumstance our default is often to neglect dealing with the present moment. Instead we go back to the past or fast forward to the future. This creates tension however because nothing really changes.

We can all agree that professionals shouldn't show off, but there are lots of professionals that are way too shy. Perhaps you are one of them.

Plan as best you can. Stand on the balls of your feet prepared. Bend with what comes until bending is no longer the right response. And then be as hard as can be. -taken from the book Refuge

How are we dealing with the fact that all athletic events have been cancelled or postponed for the foreseeable future. I share some insight from professional cyclist Payson Mc Elveen that can help us out.

The point is not to wish for these adversities, but for the virtue that makes these adversities bearable. -Seneca

I have felt stuck the last few days because of the Coronavirus. I am not sure if you've been feeling the same but we need to realize that this virus is not an excuse to stop our quest for becoming the best version of ourselves.

I felt compelled to record another episode on the Coronavirus.

If you found the content presented here to be helpful then please share the episode.

If you do not start your journey towards whatever you'd like to achieve with an accurate self-assessment everything that follows will suffer.

In order for us to become the best version of ourselves we've got to stop looking for guidance and direction from outside of ourselves. All of the answers are within.