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Life Lessons On the Go: A Journey of Awareness, Acceptance, and Action

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My job gives me the opportunity to travel frequently, and I’ve discovered that travel is the perfect chance to practice many of the mental skills I teach every day.

Today has been no exception.

At the moment, I’m 30,000 feet in the air on the first leg of my journey to Berkeley, CA. I’m headed there to teach a mental skills class to firefighters, so applying strategies for focus, resilience, and emotional regulation has been on my mind.

Building Confidence in math
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Math, Confidence, and Parenting: How Performance Psychology Made the Difference

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A few months ago, I found myself in an unexpected high-stakes situation. It didn’t involve a film set or a keynote stage but rather my kitchen table, a stack of math assignments, and my daughter, who was quietly spiraling under the weight of self-doubt and frustration.

Math had become a battleground. Her grade had slipped to a 63—low enough to feel like an insurmountable wall. She doubted her ability to learn, feared she couldn’t turn things around, and didn’t know who to talk to or what to ask. She was stuck, scared, and overwhelmed, a bundle of nerves every time the subject came up.

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