Despite all my years of coaching and all my talk about positivity, I’m often hamstrung by my own mental block that tells me that if I’m having fun, it probably means I’m not taking it seriously enough.
Courtney Altringer and I talk about her career in competitive ski racing. She shed a lot of light on she was able to perform at such a high level and how my attitude is not only not contributing to overall enjoyment, it’s actually hurting my ability to perform.
Even if you’re not an “athlete” these days, it’s a great conversation to understand how focusing too much on yesterday will really hamper your performance today.
It’s a really great conversation that I think everyone should listen to, whether you’re a parent, an athlete or just an over the hill weekend warrior trying to stay in it as long as you can.