“Successful athletes never let up and never stop looking for that extra edge to get better. So training to improve on the little things should be an important part of that process.”-ANTHONY CARTERIf you have been following this blog, you know that you need to stretch your mental muscles to help them grow. Today’s message […]
“Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired that you have to shuffle back to the center of the ring, fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes […]
“You’re involved in the action and vaguely aware of it – your focus is not on the commotion but on the opportunity ahead. I’d liken it to a sense of reverie…the insulated state a musician achieves in a great performance…not just mechanical, not only spiritual; something of both, on a different plane and a more […]
“Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.”-DAG HAMMARSKJOLODToday’s message is especially dedicated to Kris Le Crozier in Frisco, Colorado.Born with a rare degenerative eye disease, Erik Weihenmayer became completely blind at age thirteen. He was told he would never be able […]
“Your past is not your potential.”-author unknownThe other day I had a kumquat. The kumquat is a citrus fruit that originated in China and basically looks like a small oval orange with seeds.Anybody can count the number of seeds in a kumquat.Nobody can count the number of kumquats in a seed.What does this mean?You have […]
WATCH THIS VIDEO OF TIFFARA STEWARD, A 4′ 6″ COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER WHO HAS ONE LEG SHORTER THAN THE OTHER, IS BLIND IN ONE EYE AND PARTIALLY DEAF. IF SHE CAN SUCCEED WITH HER DISABILITIES, IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN DO…
“The bird doesn’t sing because it’s happy; it’s happy because it sings…Until now, it was always thought that it was necessary to feel in order to act. But now we know that if we act, the feeling follows. I believe this is the most important discovery of the century for human development.”-WILLIAM JAMESEverything depends on […]
“In order to change, we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.”-author unknownToday’s message is especially dedicated to the great Alex Ferrara at The Lawrenceville School.I believe in preventive medicine. I watch what I eat, I exercise regularly, I meditate daily, and I try to stay optimistic. Many people ask me, “Ed, […]
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”-PABLO PICASSOToday’s message is especially dedicated to the great Jared Shapiro in Ohio and Harry Houdini. Happy Birthday to two peak performers.I like to think of myself as Picasso-I am the artist of my own life. It’s easy to […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Nora Orphanides.Last night I attended the American Repertory Ballet & ARB’s Princeton Ballet School’s Jubilee in the beautiful Patriots Theater at The Trenton War Memorial. The event was in celebration of Graham Lustig’s 10th anniversary as Artistic Director of American Repertory Ballet and ARB’s Princeton Ballet School […]