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SubscribeLove is An Ongoing Practice
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I make a living coaching and writing on passion and peak performance. I know that medals won, deals closed, and promotions earned all feel nice. But I’m increasingly coming to think…
Three Secrets to Performing at Your Highest Level
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It’s one thing to reach the top of a mountain. It’s another thing to stay there for a long time, through good weather and bad. Serena Williams, Tom Brady, Lebron James,…
Finding Balance in Life Is Easier Than You Think
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As an athlete, if you want to continuously improve, then you have to change up your training on a somewhat regular basis.But, equally problematic, if you introduce too much stimulus…
Having a Mantra Will Make You Better
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Buddhism, Stoicism, and Taoism all teach adherents to repeat particular chants or mantras to steady the mind. Only recently, though, have researchers begun to look into the power of this practice.…
You Don’t Always Need to be Super Productive
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Danielle Steel is a novelist who has written 179 books. She writes seven books annually, rarely sleeps more than five hours a night, and works every day of the year, save a single week…
David Epstein Makes the Case for Being a Generalist
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In 2014, science writer David Epstein rocked the sports world with his debut book, The Sports Gene, which uncovered the vast impact of innate talent on athletic performance and showed readers how they…