Author: Rachel Hanson

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

Habits don't magically appear when you need them the most. They must be built and deeply embedded if you want them to show up in times of stress. A client of mine came into practice overwhelmed and out of sorts. He wanted to take the time to prioritize in real time with me. I asked … Continue reading Habits

Hypocrite - the original greek word meant actor or stage player. It was common for ancient greek actors to wear masks in play, to literally put on a difference face and pretend to be someone they're not. Same is true of hypocrites now. They don a mask, a false appearance, and pretend to be something … Continue reading Hypocrite

Just about everyone wants to be great at what they do. Athletes want to win, to play at a high level. In the workplace, most want to perform well within their domain. And yet many fall short. If that's you, a good question to ask - is my want to exceeded by my will to? … Continue reading Want to vs will to