Shannon Connor2 min readHow elite athletes prime their brains for successLindsey Vonn first turned me on to the concept of visualizing. She's spoken extensively about her process of visualizing her races. Not...
Shannon Connor2 min readOur inner savings accountThe holidays are here! And whether we love them or hate them, or some combination of the two, the holidays always guarantee a lot of...
Shannon Connor2 min readGlimmers are the new gratitudeWe all have a lot to be thankful for, but gratitude can sometimes feel unapproachable. It’s often preached as a band-aid antidote for a...
Shannon Connor2 min readOur sixth senseWe all have an innate sixth sense of what’s happening inside us – like knowing when we’re about to get sick. There’s a constant stream of...
Shannon Connor2 min readYou can't outthink your triggersLast week I talked about the importance of choosing attention and how I direct my attention *towards* my panic while I’m in the throes of...
Shannon Connor2 min readAu contraire mind over matterWe all want to be that cool, calm, collected person. Unflappable in high stakes environments. Like Tom Brady looking left while bombing...
Shannon Connor2 min readWhat happens in Vagus stays in VagusThe vagus nerve is an important, but rarely discussed, part of our periphery nervous system that controls and monitors all our vital...
Shannon Connor2 min readBad tacos are why I'm stressed?Every millisecond, our 86 billion neurons are interpreting and responding to the inundation of sensory input from our bodies and...
Shannon Connor2 min readRemember Who The F You AreI have a sticky note on my bathroom mirror that says, “remember who the fuck you are”. It’s easy to doubt yourself when starting a...