by Carrie Cheadle | Sep 15, 2019 | Get Motivated, Life Lessons
It’s story time! There’s nothing like a good story. I love hearing stories, so when I discovered The Moth almost twenty years ago, I was instantly in love. The Moth was started by George Dawes Green, a man who has a passion for live storytelling. It turns out that...
by Carrie Cheadle | Aug 5, 2019 | Get Confident, Get Motivated, Life Lessons
I want you to consider for a moment the job of a sculptor. A sculptor will choose material – wood, clay, marble, ice, etc.– and then chisel, shave, chip, and carve away the unwanted and unneeded material– to unveil the vison they see in their mind. They get rid of the...
by Carrie Cheadle | Mar 16, 2019 | Get Motivated, Injured Athletes, The Injured Athletes Club Podcast
On this episode, Cindy and I talk you through a mental exercise that can help you when you are feeling hijacked by your emotions and need a little help seeing your way through them. This one’s called: Go FAR. In order to Go FAR in your injury recovery, you need to...
by Carrie Cheadle | Mar 16, 2019 | Get Motivated, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
So what’s the deal with gratitude? And what the heck does it have to do with sport and exercise performance? We’ve been hearing A LOT about gratitude lately, so you’ve probably seen headlines highlighting the fact that research consistently shows gratitude to be...
by Carrie Cheadle | Jul 12, 2018 | Get Motivated, Life Lessons
Get ready to be inspired and learn some big lessons from these 5 heavy hitters from the TED Talks stage. From specific actions you can take to encourage your own peak performance, to finding your own unwavering belief in yourself to go after seemingly impossible goals...
by Carrie Cheadle | Feb 6, 2018 | Get Motivated, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
Have you ever had a performance where everything just clicked? When you were completely absorbed in the moment, like nothing else existed. Many athletes have experienced being “in the zone” during competition. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi studied intrinsic motivation and...
by Carrie Cheadle | Dec 6, 2017 | Get Motivated, Life Lessons
It’s that time of year filled with holiday cookies, spiked eggnog, missed workouts and winter colds. It’s that time of year again when things tend to get busy and overbooked. And it’s that time of year again when it’s important to make sure you’re taking care of...
by Carrie Cheadle | Sep 4, 2017 | Get Motivated, Peak Performance
Lauren Tamayo is an Olympian, a World Record holder in the Team Pursuit, and a National Crit Champion, but those aren’t even the most impressive things about her. OK – they’re pretty impressive, but to me, one of the most impressive things about Lauren is what an...
by Carrie Cheadle | Aug 26, 2017 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Motivated, Mental Training School
We are bombarded in pop culture media with all kinds of information about creating healthy habits. Drink more water, meditate daily, floss your teeth, stretch and roll, workout, start a gratitude journal, start a bed time routine, get up early, eat more leafy greens,...
