Author: Rachel Hanson

Recently a client of mine was having a hard time seeing her own progress and was getting down on self. She's a stud - a high-flying, kick-ass go-getter, with a tendency to focus on the next peak and how far she still has to climb. During practice she pointed out all the things she still … Continue reading Day 136: Mental health 201…

I've been doing some reading on the effects of social media (facebook, insta, twitter, etc.) on our collective psyche. Here's a few things I've learned from an interesting guy by the name of Jaron Lanier, former Silicon Valley guru now turned fierce critic of all things he helped create. The core strategy and business model … Continue reading Day 135: Smart…

Chronic pain can so easily be like the frog in the pot. The temperature slowly increases without you realizing it until it reaches a dangerous level. You can jump out anytime before boiling, but you don't pay attention to the danger because the increase in temperature is incremental. Degree by degree you let the chronic … Continue reading Day 134: I had…

I've coached a lot of athletes at a lot of varying talent levels, everything from D3, to mid-major D1, to top D1. Talent - the pure genetic ability, has a significant correlation with division. Heart, love, does not. I've coached a handful who had all the talent and ability in the world and never came … Continue reading Day 133: Again, let’s train…

We are hard-wired to conserve energy. That's part of what has led to modern civilization. Why do we have packaged food, modern transit or access to information via our phone? Those are all energy efficient ways of meeting needs. Now we don't have to spend days on a hunt, walk to get anywhere, search out … Continue reading Day 132: Know why? Know the way…

I've been paying a lot of attention to HOW my clients write their core statements. In particular, are they writing one set of statements for work and another for life/home? If so, we haven't gotten the point yet. We haven't gotten to the heart of it. Integration, you see, is all about getting clarity on … Continue reading Day 131: Managing the stress response…

Masters in the art of living know how to toggle between rest mode and "on" mode as easy as flipping a switch, no doubt. AND I believe knowing how to switch it on is preceded by re-learning how to switch it off. Most of us don't oscillate between off/chill mode and all-out, full-on killing it … Continue reading Day 130: Chillin’ it to killin’ it…

Roger Federer's path mimics those of most "Super Champions" (athletes who consistently achieve the highest level in their sport), according to the data (check out the research of Dave Collins and Aine McNamara for a deeper dive). So what do Super Champions do differently from those who are good but never achieve great? Here's the … Continue reading Day 129: Roger that…