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Evaluation: Or How I Use My Time

Under the heading of: “If you can’t say something nice…” I just deleted a comment/critique of a divination tool a friend had posted. I think the concept for the tool is super cool. I think the execution is too general, pedantic, and tells you *exactly* what you already know (or should already know, like, “you…

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Keeping Our Cool (Strategies for Maintaining Focus While Competing)

(Over the next few posts, I will look at how to maintain focus while in competition or in other high-stress situations.) Today, let’s talk about breath. If I have to make a list on how to maintain focus while in the midst of competition, the first item on that list would be to breathe. Deep,…

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Play *your* game, not theirs. (Keeping focus while in competition)

Play your game, not theirs. I just wrote that in a text, and the more I think about it, the more I believe in the inherent wisdom of that statement. When athletes engage in their sport, sometimes they let their opponents get inside their heads. They stop competing in the manner that is best suited…