Over the last few years, I’ve established great relationships with some outstanding sports companies. I’ve partnered with them because they embody what I value in sports-related products: innovation, superior quality, and leading-edge performance. In a series of posts, I’m re-introducing these exceptional companies and people to you so you will consider adding what they have [...]
Over the last few years, I’ve established great relationships with some outstanding sports companies. I’ve partnered with them because they embody what I value in sports-related products: innovation, superior quality, and leading-edge performance. In a series of posts, I’m re-introducing these exceptional companies and people to you so you will consider adding what they have [...]
In the seventh in my nine-part series exploring obstacles that are blocking your path to your triathlon goals, I showed you how expectations, despite its positive appearance, can actually interfere with your performing your best and achieving your race goals. In this article, I will describe how the obstacles that I’ve just described previously in [...]
I’m approached by sports and technology companies frequently wanting to leverage my credibility and social-media presence to market their products. In almost every case, I decline their offers. At the same time, in my ongoing search for “really cool things” in my sporting life, I periodically discover products that clear the bar in what I [...]
In the sixth in my nine-part series exploring obstacles that are blocking your path to your triathlon goals, I showed you how having an attitude of “nothing to lose” will serve you well in your triathlon efforts. In today’s article, I show you how the previous obstacles I discussed in my series can create interfering [...]
In the fifth of my nine-part series exploring the obstacles that block your path to your triathlon goals, I offered some insights into how you can let go of your fear of failure. In this article, I will explain how this process boils down to one simple belief: “I have nothing to lose.” Not long [...]
“Hi, my name is Jim and I’m obsessed with triathlon.” Yes, I admit it, I am 100%, over-the-top crazy about triathlon. A brief back story explaining how I arrived at this place of total absorption and immersion in our sport. In the early and mid 2000s, after achieving my goal of running under three hours [...]
One of the most frequent comments I hear from the triathletes I work with is: “I had a lousy day of training.” This statement was almost always accompanied by a variety of emotions that are neither pleasant nor helpful including frustration, anger, worry, doubt, and disappointment, and, occasionally, despair. Moreover, I saw that this assertion [...]
In the fourth in my nine-part series exploring obstacles that are blocking your path to your triathlon goals, I introduced you to fear of failure, what I believe is the single greatest barrier to success in our sport. In today’s article, I will show you how to let go of your fear of failure. Let [...]
I just wrote an article about how to set S.M.A.R.T.E.R. goals for 2022. When you set effective goals for yourself, you motivate yourself to become the best [fill in the blank] you can be. This article can apply to sports, school, business, or life. You can read the full article here.
