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 #1516 DAVID GOGGINS PART II
David Goggins is a Navy SEAL.
David Goggins is an ultramarathon runner.
David Goggins ran the Badwater 135 miler through Death Valley.
David Goggins is considered the toughest athlete on the planet.
This is where the story gets good…
“Here’s the thing. I don’t like doing this. I don’t like to run, but it’s one of the ways I can find out who I am in life. I can’t find out who David Goggins is by watching Sunday Night Football. I need to set the bar high and then try to meet it. The only way I can do that is to do ridiculous things at the most ridiculous times. When I’m really tired and want to sleep, that’s when I go out there and do it.”
-David Goggins
Wow.
MESSAGE #1507 BE LIKE TED PART II
Recently, I was talking with my good friend, Ted. Ted and I are former baseball teammates and current tennis hitting partners. Ted is also a writer.
Earlier this week, Ted attended a writing workshop in New York City. A key point that he learned was about writer’s block.
His instructor said that when you have writer’s block, find an accountability partner and just write for three minutes. It doesn’t matter what you write, as long as you write…even if it’s the same word over and over.
I know what you are thinking, “How does this relate to me?”
If you don’t feel like writing, just write.
If you don’t feel like working out, just workout.
If you don’t feel like making sales calls, just make the calls.
It’s the start that stops most people.
I know many marathon runners and I often ask them what the most challenging aspect of running is. Their answer is…putting on my shoes.
I don’t care about your feelings, I care about your actions.
MESSAGE #1503 THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Fred Weiland in Westchester, New York.
If you are like many of my blog readers, you are searching for the road to success. Here it is…
Take a look at the figure above. Imagine driving up the road to success and coming to a fork. It is your decision whether you take the road to Nowhere or you take the road to Success. Forget your GPS and choose to bear right and take the road to Success.
How do you do it?
When you don’t feel like practicing…do it anyway.
When you don’t feel like studying…do it anyway.
When you don’t feel like eating a healthy meal…do it anyway.
Winners do what losers don’t feel like doing.
The power is in your hands.
Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077
ed@edtseng.com
MESSAGE #1501 HOW TO BE A CHAMPION
Muhammad Ali once said, “To be a great champion, you have to believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”
Most people wait until they “feel” something to act that way.
The most successful people in the world know that it actually works in the opposite way.
If you want to be confident, PRETEND that you are confident.
If you want to be energetic, PRETEND that you are energetic.
If you want to be motivated, PRETEND that you are motivated.
Not convinced? Then just remember these eight words…
ACT AS IF IT WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL.
Thanks for reading.
Here is my recent interview with award-winning tennis writer, Ann LoPrinzi: http://www.nj.com/times-sports/index.ssf/2011/09/post_66.html
Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077
ed@edtseng.com
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