"I've found that most frustration in new challenges stems from some lack of understanding of the task or its details, somewhere along the line. If everything was understood, there would be no frustration. But that isn't always clear. I sometimes forget to look inwards and look carefully at the details of what is being asked of me to truly get at the heart of the ask, and to check for understanding.

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With the pandemic shifting a lot of work to remote, I often get stuck when I'm working alone and feeling like I’m in a "silo" in my work. Sometimes that can get me in a rut or without perspective on projects. Resolving it usually looks like collaborating with others whenever possible and having regular phone calls with mentors and “critical friends” who can give me honest feedback on situations that arise.

I have a regular consultation phone call with some graduate program colleagues who are doing similar work and our university program team meets weekly. I find I do much better and get out of that rut when I'm engaging with others.

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We spend so much time in our work capacities. I would love for business to continue to include more connection with people on a real level, beyond "what can you do for me," and surface-level care.

In working in mental performance with a person-first approach, I make it my business to connect, care and show those I work with that my interest in them goes beyond their performance. Still, I can do better, and I can do more to draw that sense of connection out from those I serve.

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For me it comes down to prioritizing tasks and making the appropriate time to manage a collection of items on my to-do list. The struggle stems, in part, from the knowledge that "whatever you say yes to, you say no to something else."

There is always that time trade-off. As an employee and an entrepreneur, with two small children at home with whom I want to be present, the ability to manage my time effectively has proven to be a major challenge.

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In my business of mental performance coaching, I wish clients would more quickly recognize that results and outcomes are a by-product of a strong process. So, in a sense, this is slowing down rather than speeding up.

We generally tend toward the notion that results should come quickly but oftentimes, the work is slow. The work of mental performance requires assessment, observation, and truly getting to know the individual or team you are serving, and then drilling down into the processes in place that they are engaged in.

By exploring that in some depth early on, you can tweak or build more effective processes to help clients get to their desired results more consistently. This takes time. So the hope is that they quickly understand that this takes time.

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I made an intentional shift at a mid-career point and walked away from a full-time job in New York City to pursue my Master's degree in Sport Psychology in California. Everything about this was a challenge. I took five years to complete my Master's degree in order to work part-time while doing so and so, as to really draw out the most value possible from this decision to return to school.

The challenges were numerous, but perhaps the greatest one was simply financial. I was removing a full-time salary with benefits for part-time coaching jobs and other work in the sport industry, to prop up my graduate school education.

I overcame it with a great sense of self-belief, and a dogged work ethic. I worked evenings and weekends, I took my education very seriously, and I networked well along the way. My work as a student caught the attention of the program director, who would later pull me into academia alongside her at a new institution. I believed—I knew—I had much to offer and that if I worked hard and truly developed my abilities in this new realm of Sport Psychology, I would eventually reap the dividends.

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