by Carrie Cheadle | May 8, 2017 | Injured Athletes, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
Sometimes my most brilliant ideas for blog posts come to me when I’m out on a run. While I was recently in Asheville, NC for a work sabbatical, there was this great little running trail near the place I was staying. It was a perfect path to be able to take a break... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Apr 8, 2017 | Get Confident, Get Motivated, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
One of the most stressful situations you can be in is when there are decisions being made that affect you, of which you have no control over. When things don’t go the way we want them to, it feels unfair and we tend to point fingers and blame other people for... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Mar 13, 2017 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Motivated, Peak Performance
Motivation is one of the most researched topics in the field of sport psychology and also one of the most complex. It’s complex because not only do people have various underlying motivations for why they choose to participate in their sport and how driven they... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Feb 6, 2017 | Life Lessons, Peak Performance
One of my biggest concerns when I wrote On Top of Your Game was typos. I’m a bit of a perfectionist and I was extremely paranoid about having anything spelled wrong. I felt like it would be a negative reflection on me and my book if there were any mistakes. I... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Jan 9, 2017 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Motivated, Peak Performance
Is grit something we should really be talking about? Is this a concept that has its own legs – or is it just the latest buzzword for “mental toughness”? I gotta be honest – I kind of ignored the whole concept for a while. I ignored it until a friend and colleague of... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Nov 15, 2016 | Peak Performance
Everyone knows that if you want to run a marathon, do a triathlon, or be any kind of competitive athlete – you are going to have to train physically. You won’t be able to keep up with your competition or finish your race if all you’ve done for the past three months is... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Oct 17, 2016 | Get Motivated, Peak Performance
Do you ever find yourself dragging your feet to get in your workout? Are you having a hard time shifting gears from work or school mode into training mode? Do you ever feel like there are a million things you’d rather be doing (or “should” be doing) than going... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Jul 25, 2016 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Confident, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
This is a picture of me. I’m looking slightly stunned, helmet askew, and standing on top of what I like to call, “The Green Monster”. I can’t remember what it’s actually called, but I remember the experience vividly. It was last summer, at Diabetes Training Camp... 
by Carrie Cheadle | Jun 26, 2016 | Get Confident, Get Motivated, Peak Performance
When you don’t feel like training do you find a way to get it done … or do you make an excuse to skip out? If obstacles are thrown your way do you lie down in defeat … or do you welcome the challenge? When you have a bad race does it rattle your...