by Carrie Jackson | Nov 11, 2022 | Get Confident, Get Motivated, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
I’m sure you’ve seen these headlines floating around your newsfeed: “Change Your Life with Gratitude” or “Want to Be Happy? Be Grateful”, etc. etc. It’s true that research has consistently shown gratitude to be associated with greater feelings of happiness, but...
by Carrie Jackson | Feb 4, 2022 | Get Motivated, Peak Performance
There will always be an ebb and flow to your motivation, even when it comes to something you love. It’s natural to have times when your motivation dips, but if it has dipped and you are feeling depleted, it is something you need to address. It’s time to rotate your...
by Carrie Jackson | Nov 22, 2020 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Motivated
“I don’t want to work out today!” This is the time of year when it can get difficult to get your workouts in. When it’s cold and wet outside, you start to think maybe it’s OK if I just skip it today. You’re overbooked with obligations— under a...
by Carrie Jackson | May 19, 2020 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Motivated
When I was a young pup before my sport psychology days, I worked at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort. I held a few different positions at that ski resort in the years I worked there, one of which was to help organize the kids ski program. In that position, one of my tasks...
by Carrie Jackson | Feb 23, 2020 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Motivated
One of the major pitfalls of goal setting is setting too many goals. There are so many things you are excited about; so many things you want to do! There are so many things you want to accomplish that you try setting goals for ALL of them and end up...
by Carrie Jackson | Nov 25, 2019 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Motivated, Life Lessons
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” –Albert Einstein “If you don’t do it this year, you’ll be one year older when you do.” –Warren Miller “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” –Mahatma Gandhi “A ship in...
by Carrie Jackson | Oct 11, 2019 | Get Motivated, Life Lessons
Have you recently caught yourself wondering: “How could we possibly be talking about the holidays already?” “Where the hell did my summer go?” “Why aren’t there more hours in a day?” We are quickly approaching the time of year when stress levels go up as calendars get...
by Carrie Jackson | Sep 15, 2019 | Get Motivated, Life Lessons
It’s story time! There’s nothing like a good story. I love hearing stories, so when I discovered The Moth almost twenty years ago, I was instantly in love. The Moth was started by George Dawes Green, a man who has a passion for live storytelling. It turns out that...
by Carrie Jackson | Aug 5, 2019 | Get Confident, Get Motivated, Life Lessons
I want you to consider for a moment the job of a sculptor. A sculptor will choose material – wood, clay, marble, ice, etc.– and then chisel, shave, chip, and carve away the unwanted and unneeded material– to unveil the vison they see in their mind. They get rid of the...
