How to Overcome Negative Energy

October 22, 2013

Do you ever feel doomed under the power of doubt, dread and discouragement? Sometimes even the toughest competitors feel like nothing is going their way. One player told me, “I just feel doomed!” How can you overcome such negative energy?  Here’s an idea: Consider those emotions natural, like the law of gravity. Sure, there is […]

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Rage and Serenity

September 30, 2013

I’ve never met a competitor who did not love taking charge of a situation when something needed to change. You know how you are. You embrace philosophies like, “Don’t wait for opportunity to knock, go make something happen.” “You don’t have to get it perfect, just get it going.” “Quitters never win and winners never […]

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9 Promises to Bring You Happiness

August 9, 2013

  This week I found myself coming back again and again to a list of “happiness promises” by John Wooden. Peter Doumit had recorded this list in his book, More of…What I Know About Baseball is what I know about Life. They really need no expounding upon, but printing this list out and putting it […]

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How to Overcome Stress and Have More Fun – Lessons from a Whitewater Trip

July 26, 2013

  How to Overcome Stress & Have More Fun or  Winning in Turbulent Times…   My family went white water rafting last week on the nearby Ocoee River. (We went to a place called Adventures Unlimited – and I highly recommend them!)   Anyway, I realized that plunging yourself and your loved ones through dangerous […]

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Your Future is Not Dictated by Your Past

June 7, 2013

Do you ever feel like you have a hard life? Perhaps you wonder, “Does it ever get any better?” I say, “Yes. It does – if you get unstuck.” We get stuck in a cycle of despair when we think we are helpless to change. We make the mistaken notion that our future is dictated […]

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