14 years on, winning Olympic gold means this to me…

I'm someone who loves the journey. When I look back on the glorious decade I was fortunate enough to spend sliding down mountains, wearing tights, competing for my country... What I remember the most aren't the days that we raised the flag over German soil, our biggest rivals, but rather the days in the gym in the summertime, the endless discussions around shin angles and hip flexion, and the wintertime truck drives on the Autobahn.

What’s the way to turn our “shoulds” into “musts”? It’s not that hard and the difference is everything.

I’ve come to learn something that people never tell you about leadership. It’s this: If you want to lead, or chase an important goal, you’re going to be misunderstood.

It’s a New Year, and for a lot of us that means taking some time to set goals or aspirations (and maybe make resolutions) for the year ahead. As we kickoff 2024, I thought I’d share a new way I’m looking at not setting goals and what the approach can do for us all.

I’ve begun asking people that I look up to - people who are in their 60s and beyond who are fit, happy, maintain positive mindsets, and are still very engaged at work, with their friends, and with their family - about the secret sauce to their lives. 

Let me ask you something: when you’re cold, do you tell yourself you’re cold?

When you’re tired, do you tell yourself you’re tired?

When you’re afraid, do you tell yourself you’re afraid?

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Of the hundreds of individuals I consider “successful people” that I’ve competed with, worked with, and spoken with over the years I’ve learned that getting better at stuff isn’t random and it isn’t something “some people just do”. 

There’s a simple formula to it. If you follow the equation, you get better – reliably. You can learn to “get better on demand!”

I learned firsthand why a marathon is considered pushing the edges of what we’re capable of. This is the story of my race and what else I learned…

We’re often presented with this idea that to be our best, or to do great things, we need to be “fearless.” As though fearlessness is some great virtue.

I’d argue the opposite.

Choices, mental health, depression, family, friends - it sounds so dramatic to me while actually being completely exactly how I feel and think about it.

Pop quiz: Is stress good or bad for you?

Turns out, the answer could lie in how you respond to that question.

Don’t just take my word for it, here are six other stellar resources to find your better!

There are two simple things we can do to learn a new skill. Running, fortunately, isn’t required!

(4 min read) What does tracking irritability in an app have to do with performing better the next day? Turns out, quite a lot.

We should look at our strengths and weaknesses as humans a bit differently than that of leaders. In a follow-up to the previous edition, we look at readers’ survey responses.