focus

As the NHL playoffs start, I've been working with Penguins coach Dan Blysma in order to get the team into the proper mindset. He was impressed with the work I had done this past year with the Superbowl XLIII Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, and we began working together not long after he replaced Michel Therrien. I think a large part of the credit for the recent sucess of the Penguins is brought about by the positive shift in their attitude and the clarity brought on by greater focus and more attention to detail. The mental aspects of sports are the things most often taken for granted by athletes. That being said, I am a bit worried that the Penguins are facing the Flyers in the first round, a team that called themselves "The Broad St. Bullies" in the 1970s, and still believes in the mentality of dirty beat-the-other-team-up hockey. I'm slightly worried that the negative karma of the Flyers will cause the Penguins to lose focus. This is a danger that we all face in life, but we must struggle to maintain focus and clairity in the face of chaos and violence. Chaos and violence are tools used by those who seek not to improve themselves but rather to destroy others. These people do not seek to make the world better, as they have not yet attained a level of awareness of their place and purpose in the universe. We are working hard to ensure the Penguins maintain the proper focus in the weeks to come.