MESSAGE #1526 BE LIKE PAULO COELHO
Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist, is one of the greatest writers in history. His book has sold more than 65 million copies worldwide.
Recently, I was listening to an interview he did with the great Brendon Burchard and Coelho said something amazing.
Often, he does not feel like writing, but at 10pm, Coelho makes an agreement with himself to write for half an hour.
Guess what?
He then proceeds to write until 3 in the morning!
Most writers wait until they FEEL like writing, but the great ones just start writing.
It’s the start that stops most people.
When you start writing, you begin to get into it and then you gain momentum.
Working out is the same way. So is practicing the piano, cleaning the house and studying.
The next time you need to do something but don’t feel like it, just do it for half an hour. Or be like me and do it for fifteen minutes and you can stop.
But you won’t.
MESSAGE #1525 ARE YOU A PEAK PERFORMER?
Yesterday, at 4pm, I told my PDS girls tennis team something very important just before their match. And then at 10:30 last night, I told the Lawrence Township Police Department the same thing just before their shift. And now I’m going to tell you.
The biggest decision you have to make is are you going to go all-out, or are you going to hold back?
As a peak performance coach, I don’t care about results. Okay, I’m lying. I DO care about results, but they are not the most important thing.
The most important thing is our effort.
Are you going to go all-out or are you going to hold back…in sports, in school, in your job, in your relationships?
At the end of the day, only YOU will know if you gave your full effort.
When you put your head on the pillow tonight, you are going to say one of two things to yourself about your day…
1. I’m glad I went all-out.
2. I wish I had.
Which one can you live with?
Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077
ed@edtseng.com
MESSAGE #1524 BRUCE LEE, PEAK PERFORMER
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
-Bruce Lee
MESSAGE #1523 PRE-COMPETITION
What do you think about before you compete?
Do you think about how good your opponent is?
Do you think about the fact that you NEED to win this game?
Do you think about who will be there watching?
If you answered yes to any of the above three questions, you will not be in your performance zone.
Before you compete, you should be thinking about your game plan and HOW you want to compete. Think about WHAT will put you in the best position to win. Think about giving a full effort, and think about what a great opportunity it is to compete.
Then, just do it.
Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077
ed@edtseng.com
MESSAGE #1522 WHAT ARE YOU FOCUSING ON?
Focus is not enough.
You have to focus on the right things.
The #1 singles player on my PDS Girls Tennis Team, Samantha Asch recently won the Mercer County Tournament in straight sets.
In fact, she dropped only two games in the entire tournament.
Her opponents were focusing on the wrong thing.
They weren’t focused on beating her, they were focused on not embarassing themselves.
The players that are lucky enough to get a game against her are happy just doing that.
When you are able to get your opponents to focus on the wrong thing, the match is yours.
MESSAGE #1520 THIS IS WHO WINS
Going into the Mercer County Tournament, my Princeton Day School girls tennis team was not the favorite. We weren’t even the second or third favorite. But we were still optimistic.
So how did we win the championship?
1. We went all-out.
2. We focused on the process, not the outcome.
3. We supported each other.
4. We never gave up.
5. We stayed positive.
We were tied with Princeton High School going into the final day and this is what I told my team:
“Day 1 was great, but it’s now in the past. Somebody’s gotta win this, why not us? It’s not the best team that wins, it’s the team that plays best. Play to win, not to ‘not lose.’ ”
And we are now the 2011 Mercer County Champions.
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