by Carrie Cheadle | May 10, 2016 | Get Confident, Peak Performance
I am awesome. How many of you would be comfortable saying that about yourself? And really mean it … really believe it? Actually own it and know it to be true? During some of my workshops I have participants do an exercise where they have to grab a partner and declare... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Dec 20, 2015 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Confident, Get Motivated, Life Lessons
I love the renewal I feel with the coming of a new year; new hopes, new possibilities, new dreams. Or maybe old dreams, newly realized. I recently had one of my dreams realized – I got myself back to Petaluma. Life sometimes takes you in directions you don’t expect,... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Nov 9, 2015 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Confident, Get Motivated, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
Self-sabotage. It’s all too common – and most of the time – you don’t even realize you’re doing it. So why do you do it? Are YOU the only person keeping you from accomplishing your goals? Why do we end up sabotaging our goals and how the hell can we just... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Oct 11, 2015 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Confident, Peak Performance
What happens when you get to the big event and it is immediately apparent that you are going to have to adjust your original goal? This topic is big on my mind right now. I’ve been talking with several folks, both friends and athletes I am working with, about... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Sep 7, 2015 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Confident, Get Motivated
On May 6, 1954, a young medical student did what many people thought would be impossible to do. At the time, there were even doctors that claimed that the goal this young man had in mind was something that the human body was incapable of doing. In fact, there were... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Aug 10, 2015 | Get Confident, Peak Performance
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase; “ just fake it ‘til you make it.” If you just act confident, then eventually you’ll feel confident. If you just pretend like you’re motivated, eventually you’ll become motivated. But does it really work? Can you really fake it ‘til... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Aug 27, 2014 | Get Confident
Have you ever had the experience of going into a game or race feeling great, only to look over and get psyched out by your competition? You could be feeling supremely confident and then you look over and see the other team looking good as they warm up or look over and... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Jul 15, 2014 | Get Confident, Peak Performance
I’ve got a major newsflash … YOU GET GOOD AT WHAT YOU PRACTICE. It’s crazy, but it’s true. OK – I know that you already know this – but it’s amazing how sometimes we don’t actually put that thought into action. This... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Jun 13, 2014 | Get Confident, Peak Performance
There isn’t an athlete out there that hasn’t experienced some pre-race nerves at some point in their athletic endeavors. When you’re competing and pushing yourself to the limit, feeling nervous and anxious is just part of the package. However, there...