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Score A Workplace Win With These
5 Traits of Successful Athletes
When Tiger Woods thrilled the sports world by winning The Masters golf tournament, many golf experts and fans viewed his triumph as inspirational.
After all, the 43-year-old Woods demonstrated not just athletic skills, but also mental strength that allowed him to overcome declining physical prowess and years of adversity that included a sex scandal, divorce and numerous back and knee surgeries.
For high-performing athletes, that’s not so unusual because mental attitude is often critical to success in sports. But the same can be true in the workplace for those willing to learn from the practices of athletes and apply them in their own lives, says Grant Parr (www.gameperformance.com), a mental sports performance coach and the author of The Next One Up Mindset: How To Prepare For The Unknown.
The key, Parr says, is to be prepared when big opportunities arrive – sometimes unexpectedly, as it did for Woods.
“Many of the demands we face at work are not so different than those faced by high-caliber athletes,” Parr says. “The need for mental toughness in the face of chaos and adversity is similar.
“But what happens when a big moment is at hand, like a promotion, and people aren’t ready for it? What did they not do to be properly prepared? The world is filled with unexpected opportunities for greatness, and there are processes that athletes and people in all types of positions can execute to get prepared for that moment.”
Parr focuses on five areas where athletic examples can be applied toward readiness and success in the workplace:
Applying grit in the face of adversity. “Handling adversity starts with being flexible,” Parr says. “Take difficult people you have to deal with; you must be able to adapt and adjust, know when to let things roll off your back and when to stand your ground. Or when you’ve missed your sales quota, you lose key people, etc., the stress can be enormous. These are times you have to rely on your inner warrior and draw on your past examples of strong mental performance.”
Turning crisis into opportunity. Some athletes are summoned to a bigger role because the performer in front of them is ineffective or hurt. “Can you see opportunity when everyone else sees uncertainty?” Parr asks. “When others react with fright, you can choose mental might.”
Embracing your role. Every team requires people who fulfill their roles. Part of embracing your role is recognizing that the team’s needs are bigger than your own. “Rock your role, and people will notice,” Parr says. “But keep aspiring, studying the practices of those in higher roles, and you’ll be fully prepared for advancement when it comes.”
Visualizing success. So critical to success in sports, visualizing success is just as vital in business. “See the performance as you wish it to go,” Parr says. “See yourself performing with energy and confidence; pump yourself up with positive talk.”
Assuming leadership. “Doing your best, showing enthusiasm and trustworthiness help establish a culture that lifts everyone up,” Parr says. ”Showing leadership when you don’t have a formal title allows you to develop the skills you’ll need when an opportunity arises and offers evidence you’re the one to fulfill that opportunity.”
“You may wait 10 or more years for a big opportunity, or it may come suddenly,” Parr says. “But if you’re not ready mentally, that opportunity will pass you by.”
About Grant Parr
Grant Parr (www.gameperformance.com) is a mental sports performance coach and the author of The Next One Up Mindset: How To Prepare For The Unknown. Parr owns and runs GAMEFACE PERFORMANCE, a consulting firm that enhances mental skills for athletes and coaches. A recruiter and sales leader in the corporate world for 17 years, he now works with a wide variety of athletes including Olympians, professionals, collegians and high school athletes. His podcast, 90% Mental, provides a window into a broad range of athletes’ and coaches’ mental games and shares their insights around mental performance.
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CROP PRODUCTION – MAY 2019
UTAH HIGHLIGHTS
Hay stocks on Utah farms and ranches as of May 1, 2019 totaled 280,000 tons, up 40 percent from stocks of 200,000 tons on hand last year, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Hay production for 2018 was 2.20 million tons, 17 percent lower than 2017 production. Disappearance from December 1, 2018 to May 1, 2019 was 700,000 tons, compared with 970,000 tons the same period a year earlier.
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.27 billion bushels, up 7 percent from 2018. As of May 1, the United States yield is forecast at 50.3 bushels per acre, up 2.4 bushels from last year’s average yield of 47.9 bushels per acre.
Hard Red Winter production, at 780 million bushels, is up 18 percent from a year ago. Soft Red Winter, at 265 million bushels, is down 7 percent from 2018. White Winter, at 224 million bushels, is down 5 percent from last year. Of the White Winter production, 22.3 million bushels are Hard White and 201 million bushels are Soft White.
All hay stored on United States farms, as of May 1, 2019, totaled 14.9 million tons, down 3 percent from a year ago. Disappearance from December 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019 totaled 64.1 million tons, compared with 69.1 million tons for the same period a year earlier. This marks the lowest May 1 hay stocks since the drought of 2012 and the second lowest since records began in 1950.
For a full copy of the Crop Production report please visit www.nass.usda.gov.
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Cold Moon
Signs to Pure Noise Records
Releases Debut EP Rising
Available to Stream and Purchase
Today at http://smarturl.it/coldmoon
Oakland, CA - May 10, 2019 - Northern California-based quartet Cold Moon have announced their signing to Pure Noise Records today. "Thanks for taking us in, Pure Noise! We're excited to be part of the family" share the band on the exciting news.
In addition to the signing announce, Cold Moon have released their debut EP, Rising, which is available to purchase and stream today at http://smarturl.it/coldmoon.A collection of six painstakingly balanced and cinematic songs, Rising pulls from influences like American Football and Wilco while embracing post-rock impulses. It tackles themes of change and vulnerability, looking out into the vast expanse of the unknown and mustering up the courage to face it head-on.
From the hypnotic, ominous riffs of "Stevie" to the acoustic-based pitter-patter of "Green Eyes" and cascading guitar movements on the set-closing "Lessons", all of these tracks have a cinematic quality, while the tracked-to-tape nature of the EP imbues the songs with breaths of authenticity and humanity a digital process would have sorely lacked.
Musically, the songs Cold Moon have written are miles removed from where the band came from (Bassist Will Levy plays guitar in pop-punk stalwarts The Story So Far, while Drummer Mike Ambrose was a longtime member of the hardcore-tinged Set Your Goals), but they still carried the same intrinsic urgency and emotional resonance that colored their other projects.
After demoing Rising and preparing to hit the studio to track the final versions, the childhood friends soon stumbled upon the power of Jack Sullivan's voice, as well as the influence singing could have on their songwriting. It immediately changed everything for the band, who began using vocal parts not to define their music, but rather drive it-adding yet more melodic textures to their songs.
"I don't know if it was the right approach to songwriting," Sullivan says with a laugh, "but it felt good. It was like a nice coat of finish on a completed piece of art. We didn't know what was going to happen when we got in a room together, but it was a real safe, comfortable space. We just let the music happen."
Rising Track Listing
1. Wake Up
2. Stevie
3. Canary
4. Sender
5. Green Eyes
6. Lessons
Cold Moon will be performing two special shows in Northern California late this month. Fans can find more information about these shows and what's coming next for Cold Moon at http://www.coldmoonmusic.com/.
Upcoming Cold Moon Tour Dates:
5/18 - The Octopus Literary Salon - Oakland, CA
6/01 - Up The Creek Records - Walnut Creek, CA
Cold Moon is vocalist/guitarist Jack Sullivan, bassist Will Levy, guitarist Kevin Ambrose and drummer Mike Ambrose.
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Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The April increase was influenced by higher prices for gasoline and shelter.
Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U rose 2.9 percent. Energy prices rose 3.4 percent, largely the result of increases in prices for gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.9 percent over the year.
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