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Val Jones

I have regrets.

Do you remember? Do you remember when they placed that baby on chest? And you never knew a love so deep, so complete. I would have jumped…

3 min readSep 5, 2022

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Val Jones

They Lies We Tell and Other Fun Holiday Traditions

I lie to my children. And you lie to yours. Yes, you do. Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, Santa. See, I told you. My children are now young…

6 min readNov 30, 2020

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They Lies We Tell and Other Fun Holiday Traditions

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Val Jones

Things my Dad taught me.

I lost my Dad to a massive heart attack when I was 13 years old. He was only 50. I’m fully aware of the fact that some don’t have a Dad or…

3 min readSep 27, 2020

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Things my Dad taught me.

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Val Jones

A Dream Gone Wrong

Ladies and gentleman, please welcome to the ice, representing the United States of America, Miss Valerie Hearon. And the crowd goes wild.

5 min readSep 25, 2020

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A Dream Gone Wrong

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Val Jones

What I learned from competing against Kristi Yamaguchi and Tonya Harding

I got to compete against Kristi Yamaguchi and Tonya Harding. Of course, at the time they weren’t Olympians or famous. Or infamous. I often…

3 min readSep 16, 2020

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What I learned from competing against Kristi Yamaguchi and Tonya Harding

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Val Jones

It’s not you, it’s me.

It’s not you, it’s me. You see, it doesn’t matter what you are doing, what you are chasing, or what you are building. I don’t care. And I…

4 min readSep 4, 2020

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It’s not you, it’s me.

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Val Jones

5 Things you can do right now to improve your performance in life

Five things you should be doing to increase your performance in your life. If you want to show up for your family, business, teammates…

6 min readAug 31, 2020

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5 Things you can do right now to improve your performance in life

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Val Jones

Are Participation Trophies the Downfall of our Society?

Yes, I did say it. The downfall of our society. I don’t mince words. I say what I mean, and I mean what I say. And you don’t have to agree…

5 min readAug 29, 2020

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Are Participation Trophies the Downfall of our Society?

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Val Jones

I don’t believe in multitasking. And you shouldn’t either.

What is our society’s obsession with multitasking? Almost every interview I have gone on in my adult life has asked that question. “Are…

2 min readAug 28, 2020

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I don’t believe in multitasking. And you shouldn’t either.

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Val Jones

Peak Performance is 90% Mental Toughness

2017 Super Bowl. The Atlanta Falcons were crushing the New England Patriots 28–3 at half-time. Half of the stadium emptied. I even turned…

3 min readAug 27, 2020

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Peak Performance is 90% Mental Toughness

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Val Jones

Val Jones

I am a professional figure skater turned peak performance expert/speaker/author. I help individuals/organizations reach their peak performance and income goals.

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