Category Archives: Principle 10

Balance and Presence

Working on our presence is working on exercising control of our behavior, and to handle the times when the Inner Critic may take over the microphone in the newscast of our lives. It is a skill — and therefore you can learn how to do it. There are a lot of ways to train ourselves to be more present.

Win This Pitch

The “controllables” on a baseball team are really the same in life. Controlling our own attitude and effort are the simplest things we can do all the time, so that we can be our best self and pursue our intention. It takes tremendous discipline, and maybe it’s a little much to expect from a pre-teen boy. But, I can say that my son and I still refer to this video (wish I still had access to it) as a reminder to one another to stay in the moment and control our “controllables” and we increase our chances for success the next time and beyond.