MESSAGE #1350
All I have to say today is this:
“It’s not too late to be what you might have been.”
MESSAGE #1349 ATTITUDE
There is a sign inside the Tampa Bay Rays clubhouse. It reads:
“Attitude is a decision.”
You may not get changed in a pro sports team clubhouse, but you can write this message on a post-it and stick it to your bathroom mirror. You can write it on an index card, laminate it and keep it in your bag and read it before practice and competition. You can even look at it before a presentation at school or work.
Think like a champion, act like a champion…become a champion.
MESSAGE #1348 MENTAL TOUGHNESS FROM A GOLD MEDALIST
Here is a brief, but great video I did with gold medal skier, Lindsey Vonn…listen to EVERY word she says…
MESSAGE #1347 WAKE UP!
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
—PAUL VALERY
In four days, I leave for my honeymoon to Maui, Hawaii. Many people have said to me, “I’m sure you just can’t wait!”
The truth is, I CAN wait.
Don’t get me wrong, I am looking forward to it, but it’s not like I can’t function until that day comes. I can honestly say that I love what I do, and my life, so much that I feel like I’m in Hawaii every single day.
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
The best thing I ever did was I stopped dreaming and started taking action. I began creating the life of my dreams. And now, life is better than my dreams.
What would you rather do, “live” for the weekends and your two weeks of vacation every year…
Or would you want to do what you love and create the life you imagined?
Sounds like an alarm clock to me.
Good morning to the new you.
MESSAGE #1345 LIGHT A CANDLE
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
-Chinese proverb
As a coach, I see many players “cursing the darkness.”
“The referee made a terrible call!”
“It was so windy!”
“Why can’t I make a shot today?!?”
The losers in life curse the darkness, or focus on the negatives.
The winners, on the other hand, light a candle (even if it is a small one), and focus on the positives, and the lesson learned.
“I can’t serve!” —Bad
“I am not a good test-taker!” —Bad
“I don’t have any money!” —Bad
“I missed that shot, so what? It’s in the past and I can’t change that, so let’s focus on this point—you’re still in control.” —Good
“Tests are difficult for me, but I am going to relax and trust all the hard work I put into it.” —Good
“Money may be tight, but this is a great excuse for me to think outside the box and creatively make more money—there are many options.” —Good
What you say to yourself affects what type of results you get. You don’t have to win the US Open to think like a winner.
Stop whining, start winning. And the next time adversity hits, don’t curse the darkness, light a candle instead.
MESSAGE #1344 SUCCESS ON PURPOSE
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great David and Summer Platt.
Every once in a while I hear a great saying. The most recent one was told to me by one of the top motivational speakers and experts in sports psychology, Rob Gilbert.
During our phone conversation today, he mentioned the phrase, “Success on purpose.”
I really liked that.
Most people either think that success is only attainable by a select few, or that it has to do with luck.
The truth is, that you can create success…on purpose.
“How do you do that, Ed?” you ask?
1. Figure out what you want.
2. Write down specific steps you need to take to get there.
3. Talk to others who have done what you want to do.
4. Learn from their successes and from their failures.
5. Get to work and do whatever it takes.
MESSAGE #1343 ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
-ARTHUR ASHE
MESSAGE #1342 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP
You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.
-BABE RUTH
Do you go all out?
If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I always say, it’s better to go all out and lose than it is to hold back and win. Because when you hold back and win, you are training yourself to hold back.
Most people just do the minimum. So think about it, if you gave your full effort, all the time, whether you felt like it or not, wouldn’t you win more? Wouldn’t you get better results?
Of course you would.
Do the winners always feel like going all out in practice and competition?
No, but they do anyway.
Your actions create your destiny.
What actions are you going to take today?
MESSAGE #1341 TEAMWORK
Well, we did it. Key word: WE.
Sarah and I were married yesterday…but we didn’t do it by ourselves.
We had an amazing facility manager, Warren at the Trenton Masonic Temple, one of our favorite chefs, Alan Meinster, our favorite band, The Alice Project, Elite Photo Booths, Monday Morning Flowers, Reverend Mark Larose, photographer, Frank DiGiovanni, and many friends and family members helping us out on our special day.
It was a team effort.
Nobody can do it on their own. And we are grateful for all the help we had.
In sports, weddings and life, remember this:
A dream without a team…is a nightmare.
Thank you to everyone!