For David, focus has been a difference-maker on and off the field.

A professional soccer player, David knows that controlling his attention is often the difference between elite and mediocre play—and between leaving a difficult game in the past and it distracting him from those he loves. After one bad game, he boarded his bus full of rage, while his kids waited for their joyful father. But meditation has given him the ability to cut off negative emotions early and show up for what matters, both on and off the field.