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How many times have you gotten to the end of the day and thought, “Wow, what a crappy day” or “Man, that conversation really got away from me” or “Geez, I got absolutely nothing done”? How many chances do you think you had during the course of the day to alter that...

Making sense of the world is a Herculean—one could argue, impossible—task. But since we insist on it anyways, it's helpful to at least approach it in a balanced manner. As we explored in the last post, Changing Lenses: How to See the World from Another Point of View,...

In the western world, we’ve gravitated towards a hyper-individualized culture. In many ways, this has been an improvement: we pay more attention to mental health, work-life balance and self-actualization. Somewhere along the way, however, in realizing that our needs...

In PART ONE of this series we examined the link between attention and emotion—the ability of emotion-inducing thoughts to distract us in key moments. We explored how "ordering our consciousness" and accepting uncomfortable feelings allow us to perform at high level....

What's the single most frustrating part of striving for excellence in high-pressure situations? It's knowing that we are fully capable of the task—yet acknowledging the effect of stress and uncertainty on performance. Let’s use a sporting example: If we take a...