Inspiring People

Walt Disney didn't copyright any of his first works. He said, famously, "I can create this stuff faster than anyone can steal it." Must be nice. A lot of people want to start a blog but they have no idea what to say. I think I have a solution. Writing is actually pretty simple. There's two parts: 1. going from nothing to something , and 2. editing. The first part, staring at a blank piece of paper and coming up with something to say is kind of a gift. To generate an idea out of thin air is something most people just can't do. I've got the gift. Editing? Well, editing is just a lot of hard, hard work. That's why I think you should steal my blogs. I'm serious.  Copy them, rewrite them (edit to fit your needs), and start a blog. You can even claim credit.  I literally have thousands of these and don't mind sharing them. You can steal anything I have.  Contact me if you want more. You can start a blog right here, right now in about 5 m...

The fighter Mike Tyson once famously said, "Everyone has a game plan till they get punched in the face." We all know what he means. Who you are and what you're doing in your life has nothing to do with game plans and mindsets. Game plans and mindset are what you do before  you start living. Success, on the other hand is about one thing: what are you going to do in the moments after you've gotten clobbered? The coronavirus has been a punch in the mouth; a real snot-knocker. We can all taste a little blood, and it's disorienting. And no matter how much momentum or success you've had up to this point, none of it matters. The only thing that matters from here on out is what comes after the punch. Take this "after the punch" advice:            1. Remember your brain is not you, and it's waiting for orders. It will fold unless you act.            2. Spend time focusing on what you want, and don't fear thinking bigger. ...

The first rule of MindRev™ is simply this: Your brain is not you. Think of it like this: your brain is like a machine, or an employee sitting inside your skull, waiting for directions. If you give it nothing to do it will just run itself and give you whatever it's learned to give you.  For some of us, this output is negative and can be really crushing.This simple misunderstanding (thinking that you are your brain and visa versa) has caused the ruin of many great players and talented people in all walks of life. It's all too common for people to experience failure or head trash or missteps and conclude that "something is wrong with me" and quit. We need to totally rethink this. Failures, self-doubt, negative self talk and all the rest of it happens because you brain is running on its own with no supervision or control. And you just let it churn out whatever it does and never challenge it. Honestly, I don't take much crap off my brain. I demand a lot of it. If...

Many years ago I was a young doctoral student at the University of Toledo in Ohio, working on the side with my dad who was one of the leading sports psychologists of his day (checkout Sports Illuustrated, Nov. 26, 1973 issue.) Due to my education, energy and propensity to tinker he gave me the job of creating something in new in the area of performance psychology. He gave me a title, Vice President of Research and Development at the Academy of Sports Psychology and a job.... shake up the world. "Come up with something new that will really rattle the world and make people better." That was 40 years ago, and I think I have it.  OK, so I wasn't the brightest bird in the flock but I did know how to stick with it and my curiosities have served me well. Not long ago I saw a muscle bound dude walking through an airport. He was wearing this tight black t-shirt that said something that changed me: "The toughest lift is your ass off the couch." Amen brutha. This n...