MESSAGE #1136 NEWS FLASH!
THIS JUST IN!…
Greatness is a matter of choice.
End of message.
Archive for year: 2010
MESSAGE #1135 TAKE SOME MEDICINE
“There ain’t much fun in medicine, but there’s a heck of a lot of medicine in fun.”
-JOSH BILLINGS
Take a break and have some fun.
Google jokes or comedians.
Take a walk in nature.
Cultivate gratitude for all the big and little things in your life.
Smile for one minute.
Call/text your loved one just to say you were thinking about them.
Too busy to have some fun?
Then you’re TOO BUSY…
MESSAGE #1130 ACTIONS…
There is an old Chinese saying…
I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
MESSAGE #1129 THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT…
PRACTICE AS IF YOU ARE THE WORST.
COMPETE AS IF YOU ARE THE BEST.
MESSAGE #1128 BUMPS IN THE ROAD…
It doesn’t matter what you do, or who you are…you’re going to encounter obstacles. On the field, in the classroom, in the boardroom and at home.
Someone once said that life was a series of problem-solving events. We can’t avoid challenges or adversity.
What we can do is change our reactions to them.
I believe that in every challenge, there is a lesson to be learned. You can use adversity to your advantage. Instead of being frustrated, be fascinated. Enjoy the pressure; enjoy the challenge.
That’s what winners do.
Act like a winner today!
MESSAGE #1127 THIS IS YOUR BRAIN…
Brad Gilbert once said that you can win with 60% of your game and 100% of your brain, but if you have 60% of your brain and 100% of your game, you won’t win.
What does this mean?
Physical skills are important, but mental skills are more important.
I received an email recently from a top tennis player in Idaho that read:
“I was in the final of the Men’s 50’s Idaho Senior Games, down 0-5 and getting frustrated. I took a break on the changeover, cleared my head of all thought except for the plan I formed–Serve into the body, groundstrokes deep to the corners followed by short angles to the open court. Instead of questioning why things were happening, I set out to focus on the things I could control…attitude, effort, strategy, cutting down on errors. I won the first set 7-6, and the next 6-2. It wasn’t pretty…but I won the Gold Medal and qualified for the US National Games next year in Houston. I keep a copy of your ‘Top 10 things Champions Do’ list in my bag. Thanks for the list, Ed…that gold is as much yours as mine!”
When was the last time you worked on your mental game?