2014

• IF / THEN ==> Procrastination

  My heart is saying I don’t understand or accept or desire it enough to do it now. My brain just needs to figure out why. Stop looking for another reason more complex than fearing the truth.

• Frustratingly Beautiful Inspiration

  It’s Monday and there are so many things to do today (as always) so a new blog post was not in the cards… BUT THEN LIFE HAPPENS As I was just peeking at my WordPress Reader, I explored the TAGS and clicked on INSPIRATION… but promising only for five minutes  as my to do list was calling. I…

• Dialing Concentration

  Here’s a technique I created to improve my concentration in archery…and it has worked with tennis players and golfers too. There seems to be three to five specific mechanical movements I need to really emphasize during my shot sequence. My actual POP words have changed over the years but the same routine is used for…

• IF/ THEN ==> Bickering

  Actually I was going to entitle this post dealing with idiots/jerks, but then reconsidered 😉

• Stop feeding each others’ internal hurricanes

  Everyday, humankind is constantly challenged. Hatred is relearned. Violence spirals like hurricanes from the inside out. We talk about goals and action plans but our real daily choice is how to react progressively to all those jagged edges pushing us off course.  Reacting with more hatred, more violence, more sadness… is not progress for anyone…

• IF/ THEN ==> Anxiety

  First competitions are coming up for the new archers. While I have been competing for decades and absolutely love the buzz …some newbies and some veterans alike are not so inclined. One specific feeling word that pops up is anxiety. This is a real medical problem for some people when it leads to panic attacks,…

• It’s Not About the Goals

  Goal setting sucks. There are all these SMART rules (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reasonable, Timed) and endless worksheets and experts trying to get you excited about finishing something far off in the future. BUT I want to be excited today and I want to be happy about doing it now. Thinking about competing at the Olympics…

• Game of X’s –> How to Improve Your Shot Under Pressure

  Berlin – December 2011. Women’s scratch. Round of 16. Shoot-off. Me against Maja Jaeger (Denmark). We were tied at 5-5 so it came down to one arrow to see who would progress to next round. I was super cool because I actually did not know she was former World Junior Champion and ranked Top 10…

• ONCE and less than 10

  Think of your To Do List and how much stuff is leftover from yesterday? As you continue to slide down that slippery slope of procrastination… take item #1: