Lessons on Success from Mozart, Picasso, and Kobe Bryant

How long does it take to become elite at your craft? And what do the people who master their goals do differently than the rest of us?

6 Truths About Exercise That Nobody Wants to Believe

Success in the gym, as with most things in life, comes down to mastering the basics.

With that in mind, here are 6 weightlifting basics, training essentials, and exercise tips that nobody wants to believe, but…

Why is it So Hard to Stick to Good Habits?

Have you ever set out with the goal of actually sticking to a new behavior … only to find yourself not doing it at all one week later?

I know I have.

Live Longer: What You Can Learn from Elite Athletes and Why the Japanese Never Die

I played baseball for 17 years. I had incredible teammates. I spent thousands of hours practicing and training. And after my senior season, I was named an ESPN Academic All–American. (Press…

The “Chosen Ones” Choose Themselves

In 1994, a young woman asked for an order of restraint against her husband and filed for divorce. With no job and little money to live on, she signed up for welfare benefits so that she could afford to care for her baby daughter.

Be Honest: Are You Rejecting Yourself?

Something unexpected happened recently. I started getting more visitors to my website from Google.

In fact, if you search the phrase “how to stop procrastinating” in Google right now, then you will probably see this article on the first…

It’s Good to Feel Stupid: 5 Thoughts on Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt

I was lifting with the owner of my gym. She was doing clean and jerks. I was squatting.

In between sets, I asked if she had ever competed in an Olympic weightlifting meet. “You should…