Today’s message is especially dedicated to my amazing Special Olympics tennis team. Do you want to be a winner on the court? Do you want to be a winner at school? Do you want to be a winner at work? Do you want to be a winner in your relationships? Do you want to be […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Eli Manning and the New York Giants. Well, they did it. As I said in Message #185 , the better team doesn’t win, the team that plays better always wins. Clearly the Patriots, being undefeated, were the better team, but did they play better yesterday? No. Could […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Bob Emmons, Ph.D at UC Davis. Dr. Emmons is the leading authority on Gratitude and the Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology. He is also the author of THANKS!: How The New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier. In his book, Emmons talks about Gratitude […]
For many years, Monterey, a California coast town, was a pelican’s paradise. As the fishermen cleaned their fish, they flung the offal to the pelicans. The birds grew fat, lazy, and contented. Eventually, however, the offal was utilized, and there were no longer snacks for the pelicans. When the change came, the pelicans made no […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the amazing Mary Jane and Hugo Rossi. The Patriots are 16-0. The Giants are 10-6. The Patriots are 2-0 versus the Giants since ’01. So who’s going to win this Sunday’s Super Bowl?The winner of the Super Bowl will be…The team that plays better. There is no guarantee that […]
Not everyone can be a leader. Ok, I’m lying, EVERYONE can be a leader, if they want to be. Sometimes you’re a leader and you don’t even know it. As tennis pro, I love what I do and take pride in what I do. I want to be the best possible instructor that I can […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Debbie Cucinotta. As you know, I don’ t believe in perfection…it doesn’t exist. Instead, strive for excellence. “Excellence is an act won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly.We […]
There is no way you can go through life without dealing with people. But who teaches you HOW to deal with people? Not many. Here’s one thing that I’ve found that works… GIVE UNCONDITIONALLYSee, one of the things people do is they treat people who they feel can help them out like kings and people […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Melissa Sapio. Yesterday, I took some risks. I started the day off eating pigs’ ears. Yes, you read it correctly the first time…I ate pigs’ ears. A delicacy in Italy. I’ll be honest with you, I’ve had them before when I was younger (also a delicacy in […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Ben Zislis. Once upon a time, there was a tennis player. This tennis player was playing on his high school team. Well, one day, his coach says, “I’m going to move you from Varsity to Junior Varsity.” The player said, “Alright, but why?” “Because you’re lazy.” It […]