Author: Rachel Hanson

Life's storms do not often announce their arrival. You rarely know what you're prepping for, as a result. Prep your ass hard so you can be your most core-centered and self-controlling when the unexpected occurs. Know what you believe, what you value most, and who you want to be in a storm. It's not enough … Continue reading Hard reps

Clarity is king. Clarity on what you believe, on how you want to save, spend, and focus your time, money, and energy. Each book you read, podcast you listen to, and conversation you have can be a different lens to apply that can bring more clarity. Or it can be a distraction from the clarity … Continue reading Clarity

Clarity is king. Clarity on what you believe, on how you want to save, spend, and focus your time, money, and energy. Each book you read, podcast you listen to, reel you watch can be a different lens to apply that can bring more clarity. Or it can be a distraction from the clarity you … Continue reading Inputs

Last week I posted a blog about having a client at the top of her game, and about how we focused on simply surfing that wave. A few hours after that blog went live I had a practice with another client who's also at the top of his game. Totally different practice. We focused on … Continue reading Different practices

I've got a client who is in the middle of surfing a great wave. She's worked her ass off to be at the top of her profession, to have the home life she wants, and to enjoy work and play. We're tweaking some minor things in her routine and core, and mostly our practices end … Continue reading Surf’s up

"A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens." - Montaigne Our beliefs and internal stories shape how we interpret events. A conflict at work can be viewed as catastrophic, or it can be viewed from a variety of more productive viewpoints. Perhaps its an opportunity to … Continue reading What’s the story?

Do your job. Made famous by Belichik, applies in most team scenarios. When my players got focused on the umps, their play suffered. And let me tell you, that's an easy distraction for a player. All too often I'd have to remind them, it's my job as the coach to focus on the umps. You … Continue reading Do Your Job

Evaluate behaviors, not stories. Hold people accountable for actions, not intentions. Too often I see leaders say something like "well he had good intentions." Great! I love that he did. Doesn't matter. His execution is what fell short, so let's evaluate that and decide what to do with it. When we get caught up in … Continue reading Evaluate actions