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Develop Your Character Strengths – 50 for 50 Ideas #38 and 42
October 30, 2018“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” -John Wooden Your character as a person is a set of qualities and skills that makes you uniquely you. It’s an important concept to consider, but not one […]
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Video Analysis and Weaknesses – 50 for 50 Ideas #36 and #37
October 23, 2018One of the major trends in sports these days is the use of technology and data analytics to help athletes improve their performances. This is especially prevalent at the professional level. However, with smart phones, video cameras, performance apps, etc., the technology to assist athletes is available to everyone regardless of level. One of the […]
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Choose Wisely – 50 for 50 Ideas #34 and #35
October 12, 2018How many choices and decisions do you make each day? Hundreds? Thousands? Probably a lot. Let’s look at a definition of choice to help us understand this concept better: an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities (Google Dictionary). Does that sound right to you? When I think […]
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Who Do You Want To Be In The Next 3 Months? – 50 for 50 Idea # 33
October 6, 2018When athletes think about achieving goals, their focus generally goes to what they need to do in order to achieve the stated goal. That makes sense. They want to get to work right away. However, by going straight to the “what,” they are missing an important part of the goal achievement process. They are missing […]
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Listen to a podcast once a week – 50 for 50 Idea #32
September 28, 2018One of the more interesting innovations of the modern age relative to information and entertainment is podcasts. Formerly known as “audioblogging”, the podcast format started to become more popular in the early 2000’s, and now in 2018 they are ubiquitous. Everyone seems to have one; I even did a single episode (and would like to […]
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Daily Inspirational Quotes – 50 for 50 Idea #31
September 21, 2018Everyone loves an profound or inspirational quote, so let me begin with one of my favorites. “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” -Samuel Johnson, English Author & Critic (1709-1784) That quote could probably be a blog post on its own, but I decided to use it here because […]
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Serena Williams: Who is to blame for US Open controversy?
September 10, 2018The 2018 US Open Women’s final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka was unfortunately marred by controversy. Many opinions have been expressed about what happened on the court and the fairness of it all. Was this a case of a chair umpire overstepping his bounds? Or perhaps this was a case of a frustrated player […]
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50 for 50 Idea #30: Organize your space for clarity
September 2, 2018When it comes to having a clean and organized space, the Japanese World Cup Soccer team are experts. Click here to see how they cleaned up their locker room after their exit from the 2018 World Cup in Russia. They even left a thank you card! Not only does this show respect for the facility […]
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50 for 50 Idea #29: Get a massage once a month
August 21, 2018In the late ’90s, I started experiencing some pain in my left knee while playing tennis. The pain was tolerable, so I played through it and then iced it after playing. That worked for a little while, but eventually the pain started to get worse, and my mobility on the court was compromised. The pain […]
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50 for 50 Idea # 28: Develop a Personal Philosophy to Compete Better
August 6, 2018A couple of years ago, I wrote a post about the 3 components of Mental Toughness (Philosophy, Character Skills, and Actions & Behaviors). In there, I described Philosophy as the over-arching factor because it could determine how well you could execute the other two components under pressure and through adversity. All great competitors excel at […]
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