DAILY MINDSET **“What you resist, persists”.** What would you think about if I told you to *not* think of a pink giraffe? The same effect takes place if I tell you “don’t slow down” as you start your final 400 meter run in a workout. Our minds don’t operate well when we focus on what not to do. We need to flip the script, and focus on what *to do*. Turn “don’t slow down” into “I can hold this pace”. Turn “don’t mess this up” into “focus on a clean jumpshot”. If our thoughts b

DAILY MINDSET **“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.” -Reba McEntire** Three themes to take into our day. To have a “wishbone”: Nothing is too great of a task. Nothing is out of reach. Faith (or doubt) are both self-fulling prophecies. To have a “backbone”: The unbreakable will to give our best, regardless of the circumstances. Through the lens of the growth-mindset, every outcome is an opportunity to become better. To have a “f

No classes today. Enjoy your weekend.

Thursday morning at 9 AM "Murph" For Time: 1 Mile Run 100 Pull-ups 200 Push-ups 300 Air Squats 1 Mile Run

DAILY MINDSET **“Don’t look for the third thing.” - Marcus Aurelius** Marcus Aurelius breaks down a good deed into two positive results: 1. You did good 2. You helped another The first positive result is that *you* did good. Every good deed is a vote towards ourselves becoming better human beings.  The second is that your actions helped *another*. Whether big or small, you’ve benefitted another human being today. There is a “third thing” that one can seek, and it was Marcus s

DAILY MINDSET **“You make a living with what you get. You make a life with what you give.” - Winston Churchill** Think back to a time in your life when you came in clutch for someone. One where your actions made a significant impact on someone’s life. Maybe it was a time where you showed up for a friend in a time of need. But you didn’t just show up… you went above and beyond. Not because of some expected return or alterior motive, but because you believed it was the right th

DAILY MINDSET **“Give more. Give what you didn’t get. Love more. Drop the old story.”** We often hold onto the past. And we all have felt ourselves do it. Sometimes they are worn as scars, sometimes  like trophies. It’s not uncommon to use past events as a chip on your shoulder. “They didn’t believe in me”. All of those are potent motivators. But they only last so long, as they are fleeting and weaker forms of ammunition. When we “fight against” something, such as something i

DAILY MINDSET **“75% Emotional, 25% Physical”** It’s said that the hardest part about anything is starting. And that once we just take that first step, the successive action seems to just fall into place. And there’s absolutely merit to that… an object in motion tends to stay in motion (Newton). But beyond the surface we want to recognize the truth about us as human beings… that we are emotional creatures. And that our ultimate success is less dependant on the physical action

DAILY MINDSET **“Bread today is better than cake tomorrow” - Chinese Proverb** There is a common misconception about drive. That if we pause to celebrate today, that we will lose our fire for tomorrow. We’ll lose our competitive edge. And we’ll be satisfied with where we are. Something we want to recognize: Gratitude is not linked to a lack of drive. Or a lack of performance. It’s actually quite the opposite. There’s a hormone in our brain called dopamine. It’s the “feel good

DAILY MINDSET **“Your obsessions become your possessions.” - Ed Mylett** The word “obsessed” gets a bad rap. And there’s indeed some merit to that. But let’s try to define “to be obsessed” a little further. What it’s not defined by is ""hours put in"". That may be correlation, but not causality. One is truly obsessed with something when their passion and fire for “that thing” is so great, that their willpower will see them through even the harshest of storms. Where every othe