The Mind-Body Connection Today I spent most of the day with a group of Todd Durkin’s pro athletes and presented my workshop titled “Winning the “Inner Game” of Sports…Consistently!” It was an amazing day and these athletes are incredibly motivated to develop both their minds and their bodies. We all train the left side of […]
Continue readingDear Friends and Family, Six years ago, at the age of 35 our niece, Jamie Glaubach Schiavo, who is a single mom (and who is as close as a daughter could be to us) was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer. At the time, Jamie was juggling multiple jobs to make ends meet and […]
Continue readingIt’s time to stop feeding off of Tiger’s circumstances, leave him be and hope that he can get the competent help he needs to come to grips with his demons and the triggers that led him into the dangerous waters in which he has been swimming. Only then can he heal and put his life back together again.
Continue readingRecently I had the great opportunity to speak to athletes, their parents and coaches at Vito LaFata’s Fitness Evolution in Laguna Nigel. Despite an unusual rain storm in Southern California, we had a full house of people who were excited and energized by the presentations from me, Athletic Performance Coach Leslie Cordova and Vito LaFata. […]
Continue readingIn our ravenous need to peer into the private life of our national sports icon, Tiger Woods, we are forgetting that he may well have a problem that needs to be addressed and it should not be addressed in public. If the allegations of multiple liaisons with multiple partners, many of whom Tiger professed his love for, are all true, […]
Continue readingWhat’s happening to our heroes? Celebrities the likes of President Clinton, Governor Spitzer, Senator Edwards, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and even Tiger Woods? What, on earth, is happening here?
Continue readingHaving served in the Air Force for many years during the Viet Nam war, I certainly have treated many military folks who had serious emotional issues. When the person with the issues was one of us (mental health professionals), my experience was that everything was hushed up, and the individual got an automatic pass because he/she […]
Continue readingA new book loaded with research, strategies, tips and examples helps teachers build resiliency to stress, avoid burnout and regain teaching effectiveness. When a summer break becomes just a memory and the back-to-school excitement wears off, frequently what’s left are long hours, loads of homework, after-school activities, large class sizes, testing requirements, and relentless pressure […]
Continue readingAccording to a study, 40% of the American employees feel that their job is very stressful. As the issue of job and related factors causing stress is a persistent one, workplace stress needs to be dealt in a proper way.
Continue readingFLYGT, the maker of the world’s best underwater pumping systems, wanted a speaker to motivate and inspire them during these challenging times with cutting edge skills, and to do it in an uplifting and entertaining fashion… right up my alley! My keynote is titled: “POWERFUL, PROACTIVE PRESCRIPTIONS TO PREVENT HARDENING OF THE ATTITUDES DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES”.
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