Chasing Excellence
Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

A Protocol for Getting Unstuck

Daily Chase #175

Jan 02, 2026
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Laura Ianello, head women’s golf coach at the University of Texas, teaches her athletes to think about their mental state in colors. Green means you’re in control. Yellow means you’re drifting. Red means you’re spiraling - and no good performance happens in the red zone.

Most of us know what it feels like to slip into re…

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