It has been a while since I last wrote a blog entry. It is something that I miss doing and will plan on time in my day to do it more. Priorities, right? It did get me thinking about how those things in life that we love the most are those that we choose to do. Ask me to mow the grass and you might get a happy response or a frustrated expression. It all depends on how much time I have and if I can take the time to do it right. If I am rushing to complete the task,...

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[caption id="attachment_403" align="aligncenter" width="467"] Image courtesy of Ian MacNicol/Getty Images[/caption]   I am an Olympics junkie, building my work and leisure time around the coverage of the Games.  It is the only time that I can really immerse myself in the unique sports and cheer hard for athletes that I probably won’t hear from for several more years.  Whether it is road racing and track-and-field or shooting and archery, I am absolutely enthralled by the pursuits of the athletes wearing the Red, White, and Blue.   There has been a consistent theme in athlete interviews this year, more than I have noticed in...

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  Last week, I received a panicked text message from one of my elite junior players after a tournament round that he need to speak with me at my earliest convenience. He was playing in a large invitational tournament that meant a good bit to him and, in his mind, to his collegiate aspirations. According to his text, he had started off great in his round, only to finish “terribly.” When I called him back, his experience was not uncommon to many players - they played the wrong side of The Bell Curve.   As a psychologist, I have done my unfortunate share...

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We want to give a huge congratulations to the players that have worked with The MindSide. They have swept the AHSAA Boys State Championships this week! Will Cannon of Hoover High School and Alex Green of Fairhope High School were the Co-Medalists for 6A Boys! Ashton Nix came in 11th at the 6A Boys! Vince Cave won the 4A Medalist! William Sellers was the 3A Medalist after shooting 8 Under on the final day! Ryan Benton won the 1A-2A Medalist and Ben Wood came in 2nd! And a big congrats to Morgan Natale of Spain Park High-school. She finished 4TH in state, which is coming after...

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This past week, the CEO of Yahoo was forced to resign his post after his 4 month tenure after it was learned that he had falsified information on his resume. Scott Thompson had provided inaccurate details regarding his college education and left the company with no alternative but to resign. The simple addition of those facts have turned a company, industry, and family upside down. Your actions have lasting impact, even if they seem innocent at the outset. Sports and corporate performance have the greatest long-term impact when they are done with integrity. What is integrity? From The MindSide perspective,...

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  I come to you TODAY with a desire to be something more than I was yesterday, to be more than I think I can be tomorrow, and to be everything that I want right now.   I left you yesterday with the outcome of my efforts, a chance to find out about myself and learn from my winnings and mistakes. I leave yesterday with experience and learnings that can only be understood when I walk the steps of someone willing to take the next step.   The lessons of yesterday, the day before that, the week before that, the month before...

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This past week, I had the great pleasure of attending the LPGA Mobile Bay Classic to watch a player compete.  She had a great week and is on the verge of some transformational play through the summer.  It is always interesting for me to go to professional events and learn from the best players in the world, to pick up their preparation keys and competition commitment.  I probably learn more than they do from me and that is a great scenario for all involved.   On the way down to Mobile, I stopped at a Burger King to grab a...

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This past Saturday, Chicago White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber, threw a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners.  To provide a bit of context, in over 100 years of baseball, Humber's gem was only the 21st in the history of professional baseball.  The rarity of the perfect game is quite impressive, especially with the improved training, abilities, and equipment in today's game. It is interesting to note that Saturday's perfect game was Humber's first complete game of his professional career and has only a handful of career wins.  Perfect games are not often the goal of a pitcher.  How could they...

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