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The Performance Lab was started with a passion to bring high-quality, data-driven, intelligent training to the community of Wake Forest, RTP, and world of sports. I believe that every athlete should have access to high level coaching and elite level training, and a lot of places I have been these two are lacking if not completely absent. I don’t believe that I have all the answers, but what I do know is that I have a passion to try and understand as much as I can and maintain a growth mindset throughout; to know more and to know better. It's why we believe that, "If better is possible, good is not enough."
One of my favorite quotes is from the late physicist, Dr. Richard Feynman; "Being wrong isn't a bad thing...It is an opportunity to learn something." For us, we are not afraid of being wrong. However, we do fear not knowing a better way to do something. My experiences have shown me a world in sports and fitness that is archaic, where most people are living by the principles of "this is how it’s always been done" or "this is how I was taught to do it" or "it worked for me." At the Performance Lab we say, “This may be how it has always been done, but is there a better way?”
At The Performance Lab we use data to drive the way we train and develop our athletes. "Complacency is the act of non-action driven by negative fear." It is okay to be afraid. It is not okay to allow that fear to stop growth.
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” A community is a collection of individuals uniquely wired and designed but with one common vision and mission. As a community we hold the South African word “ubuntu-translated ‘I am because we are’” at our core. As we all strive to fulfill our mission collectively, we achieve our mission individually.
This is doing or saying the right thing, even when it might cost you something. This is being humble; not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. This is doing the work even if you are the only one present.
This is being committed to the process daily, knowing what anchors you to your process, and doing the work that is required of you. It's being consistent in word and deed. It's knowing that we all drift, but rediscovering your anchors you gets back on track.
This is keeping a growth mindset at all times and thinking critically about everything. This is evaluating the process constantly and remembering that “Keep it simple” ≠ “Make it simple.”
This is understanding that if you are not assessing, you are guessing, and guessing benefits no one. This is understanding the evidence revealed will lead to the true direction of our processes.