Your Nervous System’s Best Investment — Part 3 of 4 By Eva Selhub, MD Think back to a moment when you felt at your best — a time when everything came together with an ease that felt almost effortless: your thinking was clear and fast, and you felt genuinely connected to the people around you […]
Your Nervous System’s Best Investment — Part 2 of 4 By Eva Selhub, MD It is Sunday evening, but it feels like you are already in Monday. The week ahead is running through your mind — the meetings, the decisions, the people who need things from you. Your body might be in the room, but […]
By Eva Selhub, MD The nervous system invests in love as a biological strategy. The brain has one primary directive: maintain balance, or restore it as quickly as possible. Every physiological response the body generates — every hormone released, every immune cell deployed, every behavioral impulse activated — exists in service of that directive. Restored […]
For my entire career as an Athletic Director, I send out an email at 8 AM on Monday morning. For years — and even now — I am not sure if I am rewarding the right things. In this email, I celebrate successes, communicate important things for the next week, and reiterate our goals as […]
I coined the phrase #Story Tourism many years ago to describe what happens we travel to a new place whether it’s another country or another part of the United States. We see the place with a fresh eye whether we looking at the local architecture or the plants that are grown. The other benefit is […]
Dr. Lisa Riegel joins Rob Ramseyer to translate neuroscience into practical coaching leadership. She explains why behavior is the intersection of biology and context, how athletes’ (and coaches’) perceptions are shaped unconsciously, and why teams under stress often lose access to their best decision-making. The conversation moves from brain science to culture-building: psychological safety, proactive […]
We recently conducted a survey of more than twenty highly successful Division II, Division III, and NAIA head coaches to better understand how strong programs sustain success and why they sometimes lose their way. This research is part of a larger project we are working on that will eventually become a full book on sustaining […]
This episode breaks down why hard conversations often go poorly in coaching and how to handle them with clarity, calm, and consistency. Rob and Dustin outline a simple, repeatable framework that works with today’s athletes and staff. Key Ideas • The 10–90 Rule:The first 10% of a hard conversation determines 90% of the outcome. How […]
There’s a pattern that plays out in virtually every sales organization: top performers attend mandatory training, participate politely, and then go back to doing exactly what they were doing before. They ignore the methodology, skip the frameworks, and sell their own way—often while outperforming colleagues who diligently follow the training. Most organizations interpret this as […]
What Kindness Does to Your Brain | Micro-Habits That Rewire Leadership You are three hours into back-to-back meetings, the third escalation email of the day just arrived, and someone on your team missed a deadline again. Your jaw tightens. Your breath shortens. The voice in your head says: Be firm. Hold the line. Show strength. […]
