Author: Rachel Hanson

"Deliberate practice is a lifestyle." So true. AND I reminded myself this last week that I'm in pursuit of progress, not perfection. Pursuit of mastery means checking in and rechecking in with yourself to learn what's working, what's not, where do adjustments need to be made? I'd been letting some of my own deliberate practice … Continue reading Day 117: The gold standard…

To cascade meaning you have to give up control on one side of the equation and seize a little more of it if you're on the other. If you're the leader you're likely used to controlling things. Read day 95 if you have work to do here (Gap Trap). If you're working on it, this … Continue reading Day 109: Cascade meaning…

Feedback is the breakfast of champions, no doubt. You can get it from just about anyone if you really seek it out. AND our most trusted truth tellers are the few. Those few whose feedback can consistently slow you down and go deeper, blow your mind with an insight, change your course with a challenge. … Continue reading Day 103: Adjust your mirrors…

After a practice with a client recently I reflected on how much fun I'm having building into and with him. Why? Because he's beginning to believe. When I first met him he was tolerating a lot of chronic pain in every aspect of his life. He had no shoot in his eye, was avoiding conflict, … Continue reading Day 88: Beginning to believe…

Fear grips you, perhaps even controls you, if you're like most humans. Fear is crippling. It causes us to shrink back, do less, be less, play small, live an uninspired but safe life. Fear is a liar. Fear tells you that whatever this next thing is could be the worst thing that happened to you. … Continue reading Day 81: Fear…

"The BTL builders are not here to change you into something you’re not. We’re here to help you get comfortable being who you are." This comment by Chet in day 71 has been one of my favorite things I've learned the more I become BTL. Most leadership programs, self-help gurus, influencers, etc., bombard us with … Continue reading Day 71: Toto…

Some of you probably read Day 70 in the book and think it doesn't apply to you. You've got a totally crazy, frustratingly overbooked schedule 24/7/365 and that's just the way it has to be - no way around it. Chet doesn't get YOUR world, after all. I often hear something similar from clients early … Continue reading Day 70: No mo…

Here's a bold claim: I believe we can bend reality to our will. Let me explain. I'm not claiming we can control reality. That would be madness. What I've learned is that the more I become core-centered and self-controlling, the more my external reality changes to match my internal world. Not so long ago I … Continue reading Day 51: Love…