Reflection
Goal Setting – How to make the Journey count
Five step morning routine for success & courage in 2018
Here are the five things I do each morning, and the neuroscience behind why I do them. Start your morning off right, don’t be addicted to the dopamine fix of getting right to your phone. You have a small window each morning when your brain and body are completely clean slates – a proper morning…
Read MoreOlympic Sports Psychologist Shane Murphy
I sat down with my former Sports Psychologist Shane Murphy – he was the first director of sports psychology for the U.S Olympic Training Center and helped me greatly improve my performance.
Read MoreTAME Fear and Live the life of your dreams
There are many levels of anxiety, fear and terror – learning the science behind what is happening physiologically is critical to making the most of the incredible energy fear can generate. The first step is to adopt the B.A.S.E. method when you feel your body or mind getting scared – increased heart rate, faster breathing, sweaty…
Read MoreGreat advice from the coolest place on earth
Happy Paddy’s day! My Grandfather Charlie Sweeney gave me this great piece of advice over 20 years ago – it changed my life and might change yours as well.
Read More5 ways to fix career burnout (and save your life)
“I’ll get plenty of sleep when I’m dead,” I boasted, over the din of clinking glasses and the general cacophony of a busy bar. It was last call at my local Irish bar, The Four Courts. There was a heady vibe reverbing off the entrepreneurs and bon vivants who were the dot com stars of…
Read MoreThe 5 habits of happy people
My face hurt and I was speechless. I looked up; sweat dripping off the end of my nose, and felt my breaths rasping in with short pulls. The granite pillars that materialized in front of me as I crested the hill had a dusting of pink tinted snow from the autumn sunset. I stopped pedaling and…
Read MoreThe one trait All Star-athletes, top CEOs and Navy SEALs share
I could feel the hand reach inside my stomach and start fingering a piano concerto, digits going up and down a mile a minute. I sat at the starting line of the US Olympic trials in the single scull (one man rowing) and recognized that familiar feeling. I had long ago learned to turn the…
Read MoreLesson 3 – A white out in the Alps, danger, fear and this lesson
I’m deep in the Mount Blanc massif – dozens of deaths a year tragically occur here and it reminds me of a great lesson that can change your life. You need to learn it without nearly dying so take three minutes and find out this secret to being happier than you ever have been.
Read MoreLesson 2 – After 48 hours riding & 2 hours of sleep; I’ve got advice
From the middle of the Italy Divide 500 mile self-supported bike race between Rome and the Swiss-Italian border I get a deep thought. Sleep deprivation forces me to take a few minutes to get it out, but it’s a good one especially in times like that!
Read MoreThree ways fear can help you create a dream life
Show my wife a picture of a clown and she’s running for the hills. Fear of failure, fear of spiders, fear of public speaking, fear of flying – you name it – there are thousands of known fears and everyone is susceptible to some of them. Fear keeps most of us from living an amazing life.…
Read MoreSeven lessons we learned from the Olympics
This year’s Olympic Games might be over, but we’re far from done reliving our favorite moments. Records were set, tribulations were overcome, and history was made. And while most of us will never grace an Olympic podium, there are plenty of ways we can strive to emulate these incredible athletes. Make like an Olympian by…
Read MoreBusiness lessons from an ocean rowing adventure
An ocean rowing adventure that shows you how to succeed in business. That’s finding the adventurer within!
Read MoreCould Pokemon GO Save A Couch Potato’s Life?
I never let my kids download games on my phone but even I have caught the Pokémon GO bug. Is this revolutionary mobile app inspiring people to exercise more? Could it save a couch potatoes life? It’s without a doubt the most innovative game I have seen in my lifetime. Seems everyone is doing it…sitting…
Read MoreA week in my life from Geneva to NYC
This is a pretty typical adventurous week in my life – what do you think?
Read MoreCreating a habit that lasts using nueroscience
Three incredibly simple steps you can take today to create a new habit that will stick using the latest research from neuroscience…yeah…in fact this is brain surgery.
Read MoreTHE THREE HEALTHIEST HABITS THAT DRIVE AN ADVENTUROUS LIFESTYLE
You don’t have to be a full time adventurer to live an adventurous lifestyle, but you do have to search for your adventurer within. Learn to develop healthy habits on a day-to-day basis, and you’ll find yourself in the right physical state and mind-frame to reach your fullest potential. That balance of passion for adventure…
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