It is the time of year for season openers. Some have already begun. For a lot of athletes, the first game of the season is accompanied by excitement and anxiety. While a little excitement will keep them on their toes, too much anxiety can be a disaster. Below, I’ll share two tools with which you can equip your team to be at their best on opening day.
You’ve heard before that readers lead and leaders read. Harry S. Truman said, “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” Clearly reading is important for self-development, growth, learning, and much more. The challenge I’ve run into is time. I wish I had more time to read. Perhaps you’ve run into the same challenge. Is there a way to read more in the midst of all our busyness? Yes.
A Gallup report from June 2015 revealed that only 31.9% of U.S. workers are engaged in their jobs. Furthermore, only 13% of those surveyed are highly engaged at work. Yikes! What does that mean? More importantly, what can leaders do about it? As someone who is passionate about encouraging people to do what they love and love what they do, I have to speak up.
How are you feeling about your goals for the year? Are you on track? In reviewing my goals for 2015, I have gotten completely off track on a few of them. My guess is, I’m not alone. Why do we get off track with our goals? Join me as I attempt to evaluate my goals and get back on track.
Focus is essential for peak performance. Athletes who focus on the right things at the right times will outperform those who get distracted. However, this begs the question, “What is the right thing to focus on?”
You know what it feels like to be overwhelmed. If not, check your pulse. Sometimes we take on too much. We get behind. Other times we get overloaded by other’s agendas. We can easily find ourselves in over our heads, drowning in our task lists, and feeling completely overwhelmed.
We all make mistakes. When we do, it is easy for those mistakes to steal attention and focus. We become fixated on them. We get stuck. We want to evaluate, analyze, and fix our mistakes right away. However, I argue that it is best to save analysis until later.
It is time to let your voice be heard. I want to make sure my content does the best possible job of answering your needs and interests. And that means I need to know a little more about you. To do that, I’ve created my 2015 Reader Survey.
Would you please take a few minutes to fill out the survey? Ultimately, you’ll be helping yourself. Why? Because you will be helping me create content that is more relevant and meaningful for you.
Your input is very important to me. I’ve made this survey easy to fill out. It is only 10 questions. The results are completely anonymous. I would be so grateful for your input.
Thanks in advance for your help!
More than half of Americans are dissatisfied in their work, according to a recent survey by the Conference Board, a New York based nonprofit. Work can be stressful, frustrating and exhausting. If we are going to spend the majority of our waking hours working, wouldn’t it be nice to make them as purposeful, satisfying and productive as possible? How on earth are we supposed to do that?
When our minds become focused on worries, doubts and fears, we become anxious. Anxiety (or nervousness) sets our bodies’ stress responses in motion. This natural reaction, designed to facilitate an optimal response to life’s demands, can carry with it adverse effects. Specifically, an increase in muscle tension can interfere with an athlete’s performance.
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