Would you ever go sky-diving without taking lessons?
Of course not, you need to learn the technique so you can reach your goal of landing safely.
So you need instruction before you get on that plane.
Life is the same way, you need to acquire skills before you compete, start working, or become an accountant.
Figure out what you want.
Build a foundation of skills.
Then, give it your all!
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The person who succeeds is not the one who holds back, fearing failure, nor the one who never fails…but rather the one who moves on in spite of failure. Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory or defeat.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
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Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Liza Horan.
Pay attention if you’re a teacher, doctor, coach, athlete, student, male, female…
If you’re a coach, the only thing you need to give your players is…
HOPE
If you believe something is possible, it IS possible. But if you don’t, it ISN’T.
Give hope to your students, your patients, your friends and family.
Below is a message that I received yesterday…
“I am currently a 16 and under junior tennis player in New Jersey. My ranking is #6 in the USTA/Middle States section and #170 in the country. Throughout my life and tennis career I have never been able to beat someone ranked higher then me until today…last night Ed told me a quote-‘It’s better to go all out and lose, than to hold back and win.’ I played like that today and for the first time ever I beat two top 100 players in the country…THANK YOU, ED!”
-Max Rubin, Cherry Hill, NJ
Physical skills take a while to develop, but as I say, in my new book, “Game. Set. Life.” you can improve instantly by having the attitude and mindset of a champion. I just helped Max believe in himself…I gave him hope.
H.O.P.E. – Hold On Possibilities Exist
Great job, Max!
Thanks for reading.
For those of you that want to make a difference in the world…here’s your chance.
My birthday, October 26th is right around the corner and I know what you’re thinking…
“Will the Aston Martin arrive in time for Ed’s birthday?”
But seriously, folks, here’s what I’d like you to do for my birthday this year…
I want you to buy my book. I want your friends and family to buy my book. I want everyone at your office to buy my book. But I don’t want people to buy my book for me, because guess what?
I’m not going to see a penny of it!
For every book I sell on October 26th, 2008, I will donate one book to a child from the National Junior League of Trenton. The NJTL of Trenton provides educational, tennis and nutritional programs to under-privileged children in Trenton, NJ. I will personally sign, and hand-deliver the books to Dan Faber, the executive director of the program in time for the holidays.
So mark your calendars…October 26th at 9AM, tell everyone you know to buy my book on Amazon.com!… http://www.amazon.com/Game-Set-Life-Performance-Sports/dp/1419654756
Yeah, I’m talking to you…
Luigi Moriello, the soccer great in Naples, Italy…
Brooke Eastwood in Phoenix, Arizona…
Jake Myers in Belgium…
my 102 year old grandmother in the Bronx…
Richard Hall in Big Rapids, Michigan…
Nicole Arendt in Sydney, Australia…
Chris Kennedy in West Palm Beach, Florida…
Bob Emmons at UC-Davis…
and everyone else…
BEG, BORROW, but don’t steal. It’s only $15. You have 22 days to email this blog entry to everyone in your email contacts, tell all your friends on facebook, let everyone following you on twitter know what’s going on this October 26th.
And you know what? For those of you in the Princeton, NJ area…let’s make a party out of it…
Come to Amalfi’s Restaurant in Lawrenceville at 6pm on the 26th and I’ll have the Moriello family put out some great food (remember the vodka rigatoni and chicken francaise at my book signing?). Mamma mia! I’ll have my laptop there so if you don’t order earlier, you can order “Game. Set. Life.” online there.
I know MY most rewarding moments have been when I’ve helped others…here’s your chance.
“The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.”
-Ethel Percy Andrus
“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life’s deepest joy: true fulfillment.”
-Anthony Robbins
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Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Noah Maxwell.
Master Okazaki is a 9th degree black belt in Shotokan karate. In his book, Perfection of Character, Guiding Principles for the Martial Arts & Everyday Life, he says…
Karate is just like hot water – if you do not give it continuous heat, it will become cold.
I don’t care if you are the world’s greatest tennis player…if you don’t continuously practice and compete, your game will deteriorate, or become cold.
As a peak performance expert and motivational speaker, I make sure that I practice as much as I can and strive for never-ending improvement, because I know that if I don’t, I will lose it, and others will surpass me. Carol Dweck, ph.D., author of Mindset, calls this a growth mindset.
Are you giving your piano playing continuous heat?
Are you giving your sales technique continuous heat?
Are you giving your nutritional plan continuous heat?
Remember…
Success is not doing something once – success is doing something consistently.
Thanks for reading.
The purpose of life
is to discover your gifts.
The meaning of life
is to give those gifts away.
“It works very much on both your mentality and physical nature. As you read the philosophy for parkour it really does effect how you would respond to obstacles in your life. It’s just a fantastic way to live and really exciting to do.” -Thomas Mizera, parkour traceur
Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) or l’art du déplacement, English: the art of movement) is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment—from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls—and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Parkour practitioners are referred to as traceurs, or traceuses for females.
Founded by David Belle in France, parkour focuses on practicing efficient movements to develop one’s body and mind to be able to overcome obstacles in an emergency.
-Wikipedia
Watch the video below…
So my friend was recently at Disney and look what she found…
WHAT IS PLUTO READING?
LILO LIKES “GAME”
STITCH CAN’T PUT IT DOWN…
Peak performance for Disney characters…I like it.
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Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Richard Hall in the Marketing/Professional Tennis Management program at Ferris State University.
Well, it’s official…I’m insane.
I woke up at 3:30AM with an idea…so I went downstairs and fired up my laptop. I updated by Facebook page, my Myspace page, my Amazon page, my edtseng.com page, my blog on princetonlivingwell.com and linked them all together (thanks, Karin Hiebert), sent out some emails, and now it is 6:06AM.
Now wait a minute, I know what you’re thinking…”All authors are crazy!”
OK, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bit crazy.
Crazy about life.
Crazy about my job.
Crazy about helping others.
Crazy about marketing my book.
Crazy about leaving a legacy.
If you look in the history books, every major figure was thought to be crazy at some point in their lives. Do I think that I can make a major difference in the world?…
In a weird way…yes.
Not because I’m smarter, better looking, or more talented than anyone else…
It’s because I WANT to make a difference.
I WANT to help others become better.
I WANT to make the most out of my life.
What do YOU want?
OK, time to start my day…again.
So do yourself a favor…
Go a little crazy today.
Thanks for reading.