The night before a big match, you would find me curled up in bed after a warm bath, ready to dive into Netflix. These nights called for a movie, and not just any movie, but one that would prompt high performance and encourage a spirit of determination, confidence, and hope. Let me share a few [...]
The definition of luck is, “success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.” It’s easy to look at somebody’s life, their belongings, and their achievements and attribute it all to luck. It’s easy to look at your own life, the belongings you don’t have, and the goals you didn’t reach [...]
I think we can agree that stress and anxiety are things that impact us all. What makes the difference in how that stress manifests in our lives is how we deal with it. I’ve learned a few techniques to manage anxiety before and during competition that I’ve been able to successfully apply in my life [...]
Have you ever been driving your car, seen something on the road that you wanted to avoid, did your best to avoid that thing, yet hit it anyway? This occurrence is generally known as “target fixation,” and can occur anytime, anywhere, and with anything you’re doing. One particular incident of target fixation that comes to [...]
We’ve been thrust into the reality of working from home. Along with this comes the burden of 1,000 distractions. Here is my current situation: the dogs need fed, the baby needs fed and changed, a blog needs written, trades need to be made, clients need to be contacted, the house needs cleaned, and laundry needs [...]
One crisp Manhattan evening, I found myself at Totto Ramen deep in conversation with a strange man about coin collecting. I was there for the Spicy Paitan and looking forward to the tranquility of eating solo, but was led by my natural curiosity down a rabbit hole to a subject that has stuck with me [...]
Your alarm begins its serenade at 6 AM, waking you from your cozy slumber and pleasant dreams. You pick up your phone to hit stop on the alarm and slip back into the comfort of silence. Your first thought is what’s happening in your world this morning. You absentmindedly flick your finger across the screen [...]
I started working with a sports psychologist to improve my performance in rifle shooting at 13 years old, and continued seeing a collection of them until I finished competing 13 years later. In between, I competed on the US National Team at multiple Pan American Games, World Championships, in the Olympic Games, and more. From [...]
