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Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Did you see the Men’s Wimbledon Final? One of the greatest matches ever. One of the longest matches ever. One of the greatest rivalries ever.

Roger Federer was supposed to win. He didn’t. He was two points away.

Was is close?

Nadal won 209 total points in the match.

Guess what?

Federer won 204 total points in the match.

It could have gone either way.

Many of life’s competitions are decided by mere points, inches, and milli-seconds. Don’t give up.

Don’t EVER give up.

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Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Ian Wilson.

I’m a big believer in positive thinking, but positive thinking is not enough. You can’t just “think” that you will have a better body, you have to reflect back to where the problem started.

Here’s what I mean…

Visualize in your mind “how” your body came to be what it is now. Perhaps one day you started drinking a lot of soda and eating chips. Maybe you switched from eating a lot of chicken and broccoli to eating mostly pasta. You also may have cancelled your gym membership. Did your parents give you poor eating habits? Did your friends have anything to do with it?

In your mind, re-trace all the steps in detail, including the actions you took and your words/thoughts. Think about your external environment and people, places and things.

When you do this, it helps you fix the problem by taking action…the correct action. Hope and a positive mindset are helpful, but you shouldn’t solely rely on them…you also need to reflect and problem-solve on your own. Reflection will help you get the positive results you want.

“God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it in the nest.”
-author unknown

What are YOU going to do today?

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Have you ever heard someone say the following?…

“One of these days I’ll go on a diet.”

or

“One of these days I’ll start working out.”

or

“One of these days I’ll write a book.”

Well guess what?

One of these days is none of these days.

Do it today!



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Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Giuseppe Schiano in Naples, Italy.

What are you good at? What are you not so good at?

As a tennis teaching pro, I see people doing it all wrong. When they practice, they practice the things that they are already good at. Why?

Because it’s fun to do things well.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s important to improve your strengths, but what I’m trying to do is make you think differently and improve your weaknesses.

Here’s why…If your forehand is your weapon, working on it and practicing it will only make it a little better. But say your serve is weak, and you put less time into your forehand and more time into your serve, something amazing happens…

Because your serve is not as strong as your forehand, as you work on it, you will have exponentially greater improvement in it, versus working on your forehand. Not only that, your serve will no longer be a weakness and your game will be more well-rounded.

As a result, this great improvement will boost your confidence and make the rest of your game stronger, including your forehand. Isn’t that amazing?

So use this strategy at work, school and in relationships.

Many people like to show off their strengths, but if you work on improving your weaknesses, you will soon surpass them.

Thanks for reading.