Focus

If you can get your mind right, you can be at your best. So, what does it take to get your mind right? It all comes down to focus. Focus requires a quieted mind. Fear and distractions are two of the biggest culprits that rob us of the ability to quiet our minds and neither can co...

The following are highlights from the conversation between Pete Carroll and Dr. Michael Gervais of Compete to Create and Lynne Zaledonis, Salesforce’s SVP Product Marketing on Salesforce’s Living Through change podcast on 7/21/2020. Watch now. Back in 2012, Seattle Se...

The new Audible Original – “Compete to Create: An Approach to Living and Leading Authentically” launched this week. One of the hidden challenges it raises for living well is “The Passion Trap.” People often fall into the trap of believing they need to find that ...

One of my favorite thoughts to anchor to is, “We have the power to dictate our own inner experience.” Now, there are always factors outside of our control that impact our lives in big ways. But, following the old adage of, “Life isn’t what happens to us, but rather how we choose ...

We’re excited to share a project that we’ve been working on to support first responders and military personnel. We’ve been deep in the weeds adapting our online mindset training program (Finding Your Best) to meet the needs of those who operate in environments of high consequence...

As with many fads that infiltrate American pop culture— the Zone diet, 8-Minute abs, high-waisted jeans— people impulsively buy-in without a deep understanding of why. We are social animals and signing onto a trend connects us to the larger tribe. Mindfulness seems like it could ...

Years ago, I pulled up YouTube and watched a TED Talk from Dr. Angela Duckworth, a psychology professor at Penn whose words piqued my curiosity that day. The topic? Grit. My response? Dr. Duckworth and I need to talk. Her TED Talk had — in a new way — put words to something we ha...

Have you ever watched an Olympian experience her childhood dream by effortlessly breaking her personal record? Or an astronaut flawlessly orchestrate a rocket launch? Or a president deliver a country-altering State of the Union address? Their focus, ease and courage are impressiv...

Project Reconnect was designed to reconnect to the purpose-driven and nature-connected life that many of our ancestors exceptionally lived. So I set out to stand-up paddle across the Catalina Channel (~30 nautical miles) to reconnect to mother nature, and to raise money for a non...

Stepping Into The Unknown The day was finally here for me to attempt to cross the Catalina channel (a 26+ mile stretch of open water from Catalina Island to Redondo Beach, California). Depending on currents and ocean conditions, I was anticipating it to take 6-8 hours of paddling...

What Is Project Reconnect? Most of us have a deep desire to live a life of purpose and meaning, and to understand what we are capable of. Each of which is incredibly challenging and at times so overwhelming that we find ourselves slipping into the daily rut of to-dos rather than ...