Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest at 8:55pm on Monday, January 2nd during the first quarter of a Monday Night Football Game.

When Damar went down after what seemed like a routine tackle...time stopped.

What happened next was no longer about football. It was all about Damar.

Life is precious. None of us know how much time we have on earth.

What can you glean from Damar's story? Has it changed the way you coach? Will it shift your perspective on time?

Listen to hear more about how we often use time as an excuse. Learn what's behind the 'not enough time' smokescreen. Assess yourself to see if it's really about time...or if there's something deeper going on.

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I stopped setting resolutions and started a practice of choosing a word-of-the-year back in 2006 when I read a blog about it by Christine Kane - a singer/songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina.

Back then, I was always travelling somewhere warmer (hopefully) with my team for winter training camp. Choosing a word-of-the-year was an easy activity for us to do no matter where we were. To me, it seemed to bring our team closer together. As a coach, I was always fascinated to hear what word each person choose and what their word meant to them. This yearly practice helped our team build trust, community and a more positive culture.

This episode walks you through a process of setting an intention by choosing a word of the year. Before you choose your word allow yourself to dream about what you want and what's possible. It can also be helpful to get clear about what you don't want.

Learn a few interesting tidbits about brain science that confirms why this practice is so powerful and what you can do to 'operationalize' your word so you stay connected to it all year long.  

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Visit www.findyourpeaksports.com to download word ideas and the new year's reset tool.

Erica introduces you to language of leadership and provides a way to make leadership more accessible and inclusive for everyone. 

4 Leadership Roles: Designated Leader, Active Follower, Peer Leader, Self Leader

8 Leadership Skills: Vision & Action, Communication, Self Awareness, DEI+B, Teamwork, Judgment and Decision Making, Resilience, Competence

1 Signature Leadership Style

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