The Psychology of Bottom Bulb Racing
One of the best parts about my role as an instructor within ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE is the ability to get to talk with racers,from all over the country (and the world), who compete in seemingly every facet, category, and series of sportsman drag racing. As a prime example, I recently hosted an ELITE “mastermind” call alongside […]
Limiting Inputs
In a world of so much information; so many things that we could (or society tells us we should!) care about, we simply have to choose what is important to us, and… equally importantly: what is not.
Comfort Zones
There are elements that are crucial to success in our racing. And there are elements that we believe to be crucial to success in our racing. Let’s talk about where comfort zones fall.
Do the next right thing
‘Do the next right thing’ is a mantra for many struggling with addiction or can be words to live by for many who have overcome tremendous setbacks. How can we relate it to drag racing? Racing is a difficult pursuit – that’s what draws so many of us to it (and holds our passion – […]
Every Racer Should…
Fourteen years ago, my wife Jessica and I approached our local track owner Scott Bailey and pitched him an idea: we wanted to partner with him to put on a bracket race. Our vision: big race feel in a small track atmosphere. In the years since, our local track has undergone a major facelift. Ownership […]
Staging Games
This seems to come up a couple of times of year, and it’s the complaint of staging games. I want to address this, but I’m way past the point of sugar coating it.
Competitive Sociopath
In this week’s episode I wanted to look at the correlation between of being hyper focused and success. Is that competitive sociopath mentality the only path to success? Or can we strive to be both focused and have fun?
Tell Me What To Do
“In this way you must understand how laughable it is to say, ‘Tell me what to do!’ What advice could I possibly give? No, a far better request is, ‘Train my mind to adapt to any circumstance.’… In this way, if circumstances take you off script… you won’t be desperate for a new prompting.” – […]
Physical Health
On this week’s Daily Driver, I’m visiting one of the reoccurring questions that comes up in ThisIsBracketRacing in regards to health. Does diet and exercise impact performance?
The Value of Reputation
We’re all familiar with the phrase “Your reputation precedes you,” and whether by instinct or experience we come to realize that the reputation we earn can work for us, or against us. In his seminal work The 48 Laws of Power author Robert Green discusses this idea, stating that “reputation is the cornerstone of power.” […]