Think of a sports movie that you have watched recently. Most sports movies share a similar narrative. There is a dominant athlete or team that is discussed early in the movie that seems unbeatable. There is also a ragtag group of average Joes that aspire to defeat the dominant athletes. Shortly following a two to…
If I was they type of person who had tennis, tennis, tennis all the time and I went to bed and ended up dreaming about tennis, I would go nuts. – Marat Safin“I eat, sleep, drink, and breathe tennis.” It sounds noble doesn’t it? But, for all intents and purposes, it is more of an…
Dealing With Match Anxiety (Part 2) What is it that keeps us from performing the same way we do in practice as we do in a match or a tournament? What is it that keeps us from getting a good night’s sleep or being able to eat well the day before competition? It is match…
Sunday Stories: Crap There once was a nonconformist bird that decided not to fly south for the winter. He said “I’ve had enough of this flying south every winter, I’ll just stay right here on this farm, what’s the big deal, anyway?” So he stayed. Winter came and was very cold, the nonconformist bird had…
Today is your victory over yourself of yesterday: Tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. – Miyamoto MusashiAdvertisements often reflect a quick and easy solution to a problem. There is the workout solution that will get you shredded abs in only five minutes a day for two short weeks, and the movies that depict below…
Biggest RoadBlocks To Success: While there isn’t a magical formula to guarantee or control success, there are certainly elements within our control that will lead to increasing the probability of achieving success in all aspects of life by avoiding the most common roadblocks. Procrastination: A very simple but effective way to define procrastination…