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A Mental Checklist FTW
I love checklists. They’re so linear and easy – and great for simplifying and distilling things to their most important essence. No room for extraneous BS or complicated theory … checklists cut to the...
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A Stretch Year
Well, it’s been a lot longer than I intended since my last post. It’s been a busy time … in the past few months, I left my job and Tim and I packed up our house in San Francisco, rented it out...
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Stretch Moment: It’s Not Always About You
Sometimes I think I may be most selfish person on the planet. Earlier this week I decided to drop into a yoga class. That afternoon, I quickly checked the schedule online and saw there was an all-level...
View ArticleThe Mistakes I Made While Competing
From age eight to 18, I was a competitive figure skater. My training was pretty serious, and it included shortened days in high school, tutors to make up for what I missed, and a year training 2,500...
View ArticleHello from a Snowy Rut
We human beings are amazingly adaptable, aren’t we? Even big changes start to feel commonplace after a while. And so it is with my big (temporary) move to Montana. It’s been nearly three months, and...
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All is Right With the World When it Snows
February was a weird month in the Northern Rockies. There were a bunch of unseasonable warming cycles and little new snow. When you’re a big skier, this is a special kind of torture and it’s not just...
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Building Grit on the Side of a Mountain
The other day Tim and I did a ski tour through Beehive Basin, one of the most well-known and beautiful backcountry areas in Big Sky. With 11,000+ ft Lone Peak as its backdrop, we looked forward to...
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The Coolest (and Scariest) Thing I’ve Ever Done
If you read this blog regularly, you’ve probably noticed that I talk a lot about overcoming fear. One of the greatest gifts has been the connections I’ve been able to make between my sports and fitness...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Ditching Your Friends and Exercising Alone
I’m a big fan of the concept of social fitness … spending time with friends, family or colleagues while working out or doing something physical. It’s a healthy and fun alternative to always getting...
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You’re a Human Being, Not a Human Doing
Go. Do. Be Productive. Get up earlier. Stay up later. Faster. Sooner. Better. Produce. Create. Measure. Fearless. Even fearsome. Unstoppable. Excel. Succeed. Win. Differentiate. Disrupt. Hustle. As I...
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