How easy it is for us to get caught up in the negativity and confusion of life and lower ourselves to wallow in fear and self-loathing. We invariably realize that immersing ourselves in the cycle of vitriol and victimization is not a place where we can grow - but we go there anyway. We fall prey to the force or the lure of rudimentary criticism, with little more than an attitude better suited for the average preschooler. A True Champion realizes that no matter how difficu

How many times in your life have you been told that you will never accomplish the goals you have set out for yourself? I believe you would be hard-pressed to find too many people who have not been hit head-on with such destructive words. This is, for all of us who have heard those words, the proverbial "fork in the road" . We can either choose to believe that what we have been told is the "truth".... Or we can resolve to prove the naysayers wrong. For one must truly come

The very act of stepping onto the field of competition is the absolute definition of "risk". We put it all on the line and open ourselves up for loss....for failure....for pain....every time we try and reach for the Gold. Far too many people are (sadly) denied the opportunity to taste victory by their own choosing. They let their mind be consumed by the pitfalls of risk. They never grasp the reality that risk is simply another form of opportunity. To become "risk averse"

Defeat, loss, and failure can only be viewed as temporary markers in the Process of Excellence . We cannot allow such setbacks to be the point where we cease to move with a forward purpose. We will discover - when the light shines on us again - that from the ruins we will rise and be that much more prepared for the next roadblock that any CHAMPION will have to face.

We are taught from the earliest age that success in any endeavor is often of a reflection of how well we discipline ourselves to do the things that lend themselves to high levels of achievement. The reverse reality is just as important - maybe more so. It tells us that success is also rooted in disciplining our minds to shut down the attitudinal mechanism that tries to focus our attention into believing all that we can't do. Stop THAT inclination.....and the opportunities a