Even-Achieving Newsletter
Reducing Stress without Sacrificing Success
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Reflecting Backward and Dreaming Forward
How to end your year with honor and set next year up for momentum.
Leveling Up
If you find yourself performing worse at something you thought you were already good at, are you going backwards or just leveling up?
Give Thanks
Thanksgiving is more than a chance to eat food and fight with family. It’s also the opportunity to practice one of the most powerful well-being behaviors.
And THEN I’ll be Happy
Waiting for the end to bring happiness leads to disappointment and languishing.
TEDx: An Experiment of Sustainable High Performance
My journey to the Red Dot became the perfect place to test Even-Achieving in real life.
Light Your Motivation on Fire
What fire dancers taught me about how to end a performance with flair.
The Relapse Cake
Last week, I let a cake outdo me. At least now I can explain what happened.
Driving Lessons and Stress States
Driving with my teenager is teaching me a new way to see acutely stressful situations - are they a challenge or a threat?
Choice, Pleasure, & Function
Be wary of any tale that suggest the pursuit of always feeling good will lead to long-lasting happiness.
Reasons We Achieve
What are overachievers afraid of? Let’s jump into the 2×2 Achievement Goal Model to see the science behind this.
The Power of Going Outside
Spending time in “Green Spaces” (i.e. nature) has a multitude of well-being benefits
Stress Generation - Making a Bad Thing Worse
Often, when we’re stressed or depressed, we act in ways that can make that stress or sadness worse.