Roger Federer and Sustaining Success
When Roger Federer was asked about the difference between achieving success and sustaining it, Federer said that people told him it would...
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Shannon Connor
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Overcoming Obstacles With Visualization
Two weeks ago, I spoke about the importance of visualizing success. However, equally as important is visualizing how we’ll manage...
Shannon Connor
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Panic Protocols for Life's Worst Case
I was planning to continue my discussion about visualization this week, and I will next week, but I’m coming out of a very hard few weeks...
Shannon Connor
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How elite athletes prime their brains for success
Lindsey Vonn first turned me on to the concept of visualizing. She's spoken extensively about her process of visualizing her races. Not...
Shannon Connor
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Instead of resolutions, do nudges
I’ve never been a fan of making sweeping resolutions or setting big, out-there goals. Anything that is big and long-term typically feels...
Shannon Connor
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A moment for darkness
The solstice is next week, marking the longest night of the year. Making it to this milestone has been a celebration in almost every...
Shannon Connor
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Our inner savings account
The holidays are here! And whether we love them or hate them, or some combination of the two, the holidays always guarantee a lot of...
Shannon Connor
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Glimmers are the new gratitude
We all have a lot to be thankful for, but gratitude can sometimes feel unapproachable. It’s often preached as a band-aid antidote for a...
Shannon Connor
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Our sixth sense
We all have an innate sixth sense of what’s happening inside us – like knowing when we’re about to get sick. There’s a constant stream of...
Shannon Connor
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You can't outthink your triggers
Last week I talked about the importance of choosing attention and how I direct my attention *towards* my panic while I’m in the throes of...
Shannon Connor
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Our attention matters
These last few years have taught me to not trust anything – a job, a boyfriend, my health, the day ahead of me. I’ve implicitly learned...
Shannon Connor
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What is trauma anyway?
I I’ve talked a lot about trauma. It’s a big word that most of us would shy away from claiming as our own. We typically associate the...
Shannon Connor
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Implicit Memory Can Be a Real B*tch
Our brain-body system, via the enteric nervous system (the vagus nerve) act as an “anticipation machine” that continually prepares itself...
Shannon Connor
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Tired of your stress? It's probably because you're stressed.
Ever wonder why it can feel impossible to get out of overwhelm or floods of stress? Our stress response arises from deep within our...
Shannon Connor
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A quick trick to reduce stress
There’s a reciprocal relationship between emotional states and breathing. If we’re not breathing well, we get stressed. And if we’re...
Shannon Connor
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Au contraire mind over matter
We all want to be that cool, calm, collected person. Unflappable in high stakes environments. Like Tom Brady looking left while bombing...
Shannon Connor
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What happens in Vagus stays in Vagus
The vagus nerve is an important, but rarely discussed, part of our periphery nervous system that controls and monitors all our vital...
Shannon Connor
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Bad tacos are why I'm stressed?
Every millisecond, our 86 billion neurons are interpreting and responding to the inundation of sensory input from our bodies and...
Shannon Connor
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Do you know your best?
Remember my sticky on my bathroom mirror that says, “remember who the fuck you are”? That sticky note helps me to remember the qualities...
Shannon Connor
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Nonverbal Cues and Presenting Ourselves
I’ve talked about tapping into your personal power via your posture and why that’s important for showing up as your best. Feelings of...
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