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Growth Mindset Coaching: 7 Proven Strategies to Shift Your Mindset for Success
Here’s the thing most people don’t talk about when it comes to success—it’s not just about talent. It’s not about being born with the "it factor."...
Why Online Mindset Coaching Is the Key to Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
You know that voice in your head—the one that whispers, You’re not good enough. You’ll never be able to change. You’re not meant for success. That’s...
Facing the Butterflies: How to Bowl When Nerves Strike
The moment I got the invitation from H5G and PBAJr to bowl on the PBA Jr TV Show, I felt so honored. And, immediately nervous. We're talking months...
Bowling & Boundaries
I've never been someone who caves easily to peer pressure. In fact, saying "no" has been a guiding principle for most of my life—both on and off the...
Mindfulness on the Lanes
Mindfulness. It’s a word you might associate with yoga studios and herbal tea, but let me tell you—it belongs in the bowling center, too. Whether...
Dear 2025,
Dear 2025, I see you, standing there, full of possibility. Before we dive into all the amazing things we’re going to do together, let’s take a...
2025 Word of the Year
As I sit down to cast my vision for 2025, one word keeps rising to the top: Flourish. It’s a powerful word, isn’t it? To me, flourishing means...
Tables Full, Hearts Fuller: A Holiday Weekend in NYC
This past weekend, I went to New York City with some of my best friends. We’ve been planning this trip the entire year, and if we weren’t...
The Gift of Presence
It’s the holiday season, and everything feels a little more magical and, well, a bit stressful too.. The most important focus is not about the gifts...

About Me
Diandra grew up in a small town in Indiana. She was the epitome of “small town girl” BIG DREAMS. When she was 12 years old she knew she wanted to be one of the best bowlers in the world one day. And so she did. She was the 3x World Bowler of the Year and was even inducted into the World Bowling Hall of Fame at 25.
Getting to the top wasn’t all about the expertise she learned on the lanes. It was also about the values, and principles she learned Beyond the Lanes that would get her to the very tip-top of her sport.