MESSAGE #1553 WANNA BE IN THE HALL OF FAME?
I recently attended the USTA Middle States Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Auction at the Seaview Hotel and Resort. The inductees were: Louise Gengler Thomas, William Stoner, Jeff Holman, and Dave Haggerty. It was a great event and I enjoyed seeing so many wonderful people in the industry, including my fellow USTA NJ board members.
As I sat during the induction ceremony I couldn’t help but think about all the great things Louise, Bill, Jeff and Dave have done for the game of tennis. But if you asked them if they were TRYING to get into the USTA Hall of Fame, they would say no. They made a difference in the industry because they WANTED TO. They wanted to add value and focused on the process instead of the results.
Another way to say it is, if you want to get in the Hall of Fame in tennis, or life, the best way is to stop trying to get into the Hall of Fame. Strive for excellence every day and as a by-product, you just might like where you end up.
Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077
ed@edtseng.com
MESSAGE #1549 PEAK PERFORMANCE IN JUGGLING
In this vlog, Ed interviews professional juggler, Jen Slaw. For more on Jen, visit: http://www.jenniferslaw.com/
MESSAGE #1546 WHO’S IN CONTROL, YOU OR YOUR DAY?
The other day, I overheard someone saying, “I wish I had more time in my day.”
Well, today, I’m going to show you how to do just that. It’s called time management, or being efficient. Instead of “seeing what today brings,” after today, you will be able to CREATE your day and get more done in the process. Not only will being efficient buy you more time in your day, you will be better at your job, your school work, your sport…everything. Ready? Here we go…
Ed’s Efficiency Exercise
1. Create a to-do list: Write down three to five things you want to accomplish today.
2. Prioritize your list: Rank your tasks in order of importance (A = most important, B = very important, C = Not very important).
3. Just do it: Begin with your most important task. Focus all your energy on it, and do it until completion, or until you choose to stop.
4. Repeat: Continue doing “A” tasks, then move to “B” and finally to “C.”
5. Break it up: Don’t forget to take breaks throughout your day so the quality of your work/practice/study time is not compromised.
6. Make it a game: At the end of the day, see how many tasks you checked off. Your goal should be to have all of them checked off. This is also a great way to build confidence. Don’t be afraid to reward yourself.
7. Remember: Spend more time on your important tasks and less time on unimportant ones. In other words…Make the important thing the important thing…that’s the important thing.
Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077
ed@edtseng.com
MESSAGE #1541 NEVER GIVE UP
At a certain point, if he’s going to get to the top of the boxing profession, a fighter has to learn the difference between the truth and a lie. The lie is thinking that submission is an acceptable option. The truth is that if you give up, afterward you’ll realize that any of those punches that you thought you couldn’t deal with, or those rough moments you didn’t think you could make it through, were just moments. Enduring them is not nearly as tough but having to deal with the next day and the next month and the next year, knowing that you quit, that you failed, that you submitted. It’s a trainer’s job to make a fighter understand about difference, that the parts of a fight that are urgent last only seconds; seconds during which you have to stave off the convenient excuse- “I’m too tired” or “I hurt too much” or “I can’t do this” or even simply “I’m not going to deal with this.” Sometimes it just comes down to not floating- just being there and understanding that if you give in, you’ll hurt more tomorrow. Maybe there is no more important lesson to learn from boxing than that.
From: Atlas: From the streets to the ring: A son’s Struggle to become a man.
MESSAGE #1538 10 POWERFUL WORDS AND 10 WORDS TO AVOID
I have observed and spoken to thousands of athletes from all over the world. I know powerful words that help athletes and I know weak words that will hurt athletes.
The 10 Most Powerful Words
If it is to be, it is up to me.
The 10 Most Devastating Words
What will other people say…what will other people think?
Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077
ed@edtseng.com
MESSAGE #1536 AROUND ME
I love what I do.
As I look around my office, I see books like these…
Body Mind Mastery
Sports Slump Busting
Heads-Up Baseball
The Golfer’s Mind
The Fighter’s Mind
Mind Gym
Mindset
Secrets of Mind Power
Clutch
Awakening the Giant Within
Hypnotism
The Inner Game of Tennis
Success
The Tao of Bruce Lee
This is just a small sampling of my library.
Why did I share this with you? Because I wanted to show you that I’m totally INTO peak performance and the mental game. I can’t get enough of it.
How INTO it are you with your sport, job, academics or relationships?
Many people say that you should be well-rounded.
I feel differently.
I say that you should be sharp-edged.
Be REALLY, REALLY good at one thing.
MESSAGE #1532 THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN IDOL
Back in 1948, Ted Mack started the original American Idol on radio and television with his “Original Amateur Hour” to find up-and-coming artists.
Frank Sinatra was one of the contestants.
But in 1953, in Tupelo, Mississippi, a young man failed to make the cut. His name?
Elvis Presley.
Did Elvis give up? Of course not.
In fact, after The King made it, he wrote a letter every year to Ted Mack, saying, “Thank you.”
Don’t quit, can’t fail.
Be like Elvis today.
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