Ilia Malinin’s Olympic fall stunned the skating world as he entered the free skate leading for gold.
He appeared to skate not to win, but not to lose.
That subtle shift undoes anyone.
Minutes into his program, Malinin missed his famed Axel, abandoned two quad attempts, fell twice, and shockingly finished off the podium.
Continue Reading “Can Ilia Malinin’s Olympic Fall Spark a Greater Comeback?” Watching the TV special, “The 2019 Master’s: A Sunday Unlike Any Other,” reminds me how Tiger Woods overcame discouragement by making a simple decision.
After all, adversity drops in quickly like a duck on a June bug.
Peace of mind evaporates when . . .
. . . go up in smoke.
But, I’m intrigued how a person can change their life with one simple decision.
Continue Reading “How to Demolish Discouragement in One Step like Tiger Woods” A friend recently told me, “I feel like quitting. I’m tired of being told things will work out in the future, that relief is out there somewhere. Just give me the keys. Drive away. Leave everything behind.”
And then I told him the amazing turnaround story of Edwin Booth, the brother of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
If anyone could ever justify quitting, it was Edwin Booth.
Continue Reading “How the best keep going and never give up” Imagine your great-great-grandparent’s ghost giving advice at their grave.
Advice like . . .
Walking up to my great-great-grandad’s tombstone, I imagined the Civil War veteran whispering.
A time travel tour ensued in Austin’s oldest cemetery.
His tombstone nudged me to Google his name, Alpheus B. Nuckols, Austin, TX.
One search shows he . . .
How do you go from defeat as a Virginia confederate soldier in 1865 and grow a photography business in Texas a few years later?
Continue Reading “Golden advice hiding at your great-great-grandparent’s grave” Isabella de la Houssaye was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2018.
The disease took a big toll as she struggled to walk after chemo.
Nine months later, she completed the “world’s most difficult sporting event.”
Here are three takeaways for your performance in big scary moments.
Continue Reading “Cancer Survivor Defies Diagnosis in Iron Man Triathlon”