TRAIL

Cultivating FLOW

High performance coach CRAIG CAROLAN shares the Tao of Mike and positive psychology to help you reach maximum gratification on the trail.

We summited the narrow, steep single track, legs burning, chests heaving, summoning up the last ounce of our energy to push us over the top. And then, as if by magic, a stunning vista unfolded before us.

A sight so beautiful that all the pain and effort we had experienced when climbing evaporated into thin air. The heady mix of gratitude and awe we experienced in that moment was tangible as time stood still, and we soaked in the majesty of our view.

Unfortunately, these stunning vistas are, for most

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