Some of the most gifted people I know make it a daily habit to journal. But does it really make a difference? Well, you may have heard that it does not really matter what you experience in life, but rather, how you interpret events. For example, optimists will give...
As a kid, I always dreamt of becoming a tennis player. Little did I know that as an adult I would be sitting in the player’s boxes as part of the entourage for current world number one, Novak Djokovic, the flamboyant Marat Safin, and some of the other top players in...
“Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.’’- Aristotle Even if your answer is not yes, you probably love the life of a rat-racer: Chasing one thing after the other, while not giving yourself a moment to enjoy something...
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself”.- Andy Warhol There have been many exciting matches in Wimbledon, but to me, there is only one true fairy tale; It is the story of the 26 year old Swiss player Timea Bacsinszky. For...
“The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.” —Miguel de Cervantes I want to share with you this story I found that really explains well how we often find our most valuable lessons when we had to...
“You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand.”- Robert Louis Stevenson Many people love the game of tennis, as it is a game that reflects some of the physical and mental challenges...
“Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson If you could multiply your success in any area of your life, by taking one single step, would that sound like a fair bargain? Well, the good news is YOU CAN! And the single step is pretty straight...
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing”. – Brendon Bouchard Are you a big sports fan? If so, what is it that fascinates you with sport? As for me, I am a huge sports fan, simply because, in sports, we can witness athletes pushing themselves to...
Have you ever looked back and wished you had started with the pursuit of a goal, say 5 or 10 years ago? What if you had triple the motivation to do accomplish that task, do you think you would have started it? If you are like me, your answer is probably, YES! So what...
”If I have to be bribed into doing this, then it must not be worth doing for its own sake.” (David G. Myers, 2005) How tough are you? What a tough question, right? I know, I am asking myself that question as well. My topic for this week is about Mental...