Where to Begin, Beliefs or Behaviors?
Neuroscience perspectives can give us a lot of current and new insight into the brain and performance. One particular point struck me as really valuable.
Three Types of Freedom
How much freedom do we have to direct our lives?
Effective Use of Energy
Develop awareness of the quality of your body and mind by doing these practices.
Be Silent and Slow Down
By focusing on breathing, relaxing, and proper body posture we allow energy to flow through the body the easiest way. The mind remains calm and attentive.
The Most Important Mental Quality
Nothing gives us a better example of grit than climbing an off-width crack, especially an off-width roof crack.
Energy and Motivation
Don’t climb because it’s good for you; climb because it gives you a feeling of being alive.
We Have Work to Do
So how do we approach work as a growth opportunity instead of just something we have to do?
Simple, Not Easy
Attention, to be effective, must be committed to one or the other, either stopping to think and rest, or moving to climb.
Something for Nothing
What we receive in climbing or life is directly dependent on what we give. We must give first before we receive.
A Unifying Thread
One of the most challenging aspects of the learning process is remaining open.
The Wheel of No Change
Could fear be caused by how we focus our attention?
How to Apply Mental Training Now
How does mental training work? What are the core problems that make our lives hard? What are some tangible solutions to those problems?
How Self-Compassion Strengthens Willpower
Everybody makes mistakes and experiences setbacks. How you handle these setbacks matters more than the fact that they happened.
What’s the Most Valuable Currency?
Are we chasing the wrong career, the wrong dream, the wrong self?
How To Be More Patient
Changing what you value can build patience. The 1-2-3 Drill can help build stronger relationships by valuing the stress that you’ll inevitably encounter in them.
