Timothy Gallwey’s 1974 book The Inner Game of Tennis – The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance is credited as introducing concepts used by many of the pioneers of personal development and life coaching. Gallway discusses the existence of two personalities that influence your inner game – Self 1:  The Teller and [...]

One problem that I personally experienced and have noticed over the past 14 years of working with advisors is that the day-to-day grind of being an advisor reduces happiness and creativity.  Research by positive psychologists indicates that there are three major factors that affect happiness *: 50% from genetics 10% from environmental circumstances, like where [...]

The past ten years have been labeled “The Lost Decade for North American Securities”.  Investors have lost confidence in financial markets and hope that their financial goals may someday be realized. Financial advisors, I have spoken with recently, talk about how the industry isn’t fun any more.  They tell stories about how they cringe when [...]

In the 1740s, Lord Chesterfield wrote: “There is time enough for everything in the course of the day, if you do but one thing at once, but there is not time enough in the year, if you will do two things at a time.” I got this quote from an article by Christine Rosen entitled [...]

Since I posted the article “Let’s Get Positive”, I’ve noticed that it is one of the most viewed articles we have posted in the past quarter.  That tells me a couple of things:  you found it interesting and helpful and you have passed it on to your friends and colleagues.  If you have not had [...]

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Think back to when you have performed at your best.  Think of some great performances: Roy Halliday’s perfect game in the 2010 regular season or his no-hitter in the 2010 World Series Kobe’s 81 points against the Toronto Raptors The Joe Montana/Dwight Clark connection in the 1981 NFC Championship game Sam Gagner’s 8-point game last [...]

In 2011, I took a sports psychology course to help financial advisors to deal with problems similar to those experienced by professional athletes.  By learning the skills and techniques used by sports psychologists, I felt I could be a more valuable resource to help you improve mental preparation and overcome mental game challenges that may [...]

A few years ago, I read two books entitled Audible.com. If you are unfamiliar with Audible, it is a website that sells audiobooks. I have a gold membership that allows me to download one book each month for $14.95 per month. This is a great solution if you are working out or driving. Both books [...]

Yesterday afternoon, I was watching the AFC final between the Patriots and Ravens. At the end of the game, the Ravens had marched the ball to the New England 25 yard line and on fourth down and only 11 seconds to play, they sent out the field goal unit to kick a 32 yard field [...]