Excellence is not easily achieved. It requires preparation, discipline, dedication, sacrifice, relentless effort and is often not revealed until after most have already given up. The potential to achieve excellence is inside all of us but as founder of psychology William James stated, “most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.”

Excellence comes from working your way through struggle, adversity, fear, doubt, anxiety and fatigue. I know the greatest competitors live within the highest of expectations and started Deal With It High Performance as a way to help support high achieving individuals optimize performance and elevate to the next level through a strong and resilient mindset. I believe it’s not about recreating the environment but creating a mindset that responds appropriately to the environment. 

I worked in professional sports for 20 years, led group fitness classes for over two decades, am a certified nutrition coach, and have a M.S. in performance psychology. I have been relentlessly committed to performance excellence and I know what it’s like to struggle, face adversity, repair and rebuild from within. I know what hard work in the pursuit of your dreams really demands.  I know excellence doesn’t happen overnight and is a never-ending pursuit. It’s all in the pursuit. The ceiling has been shattered and the acceleration has begun. Are you ready?

How good do you want to be?

-Rachel