Breast Cancer Awareness Month
At this time, there are more than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. If you turn on the television to any [...]
Accepting Failure
Most people are afraid of the scary, and ominous F word. The truth is that failure is something we all are going to experience at some point in our lives. Even if you are a perfectionist, [...]
Mental Moment-Tennis Anyone
Wow! I had a great time at PTR’s International Symposium. Everyone was so friendly. I met some tremendously wonderful people, got to attend some great presentations and then got to share [...]
Mental Moment-Where Do I Find the Answers
There are so many things to know about life. As an elite performer not only do you need to know and perfect your performance but you have to know and perfect everything else: family, friends, [...]
Mental Moment-What Do Elite Athletes Have to Say
How do elite athletes make it to the top? How did they get started in the sport? What was their youth sports experience like? What role did their parents play in their youth sports career? [...]
Mental Moment-Are You Prepared
Are you prepared for the holidays? It may be important to take a couple of moments to think about what comes up mentally & emotionally for you around the holidays and figure out better ways [...]
Mental Moment-My Version of Eat, Pray, Love
There are days when I am not sure it’s possible to come up with another blog but somehow I do it! Today I am going to talk about my version of elite performers eat, pray, love. Awareness [...]
Mental Moment-Why Didn’t I Do Better
You’ve probably heard me occasionally preach about negative thinking, how it is self fulfilling prophecy (if you think negative that is the way it will turn out) and doesn’t get you [...]
Mental Moment-Playing Positive Tennis
Its time for the US Open. I love this tournament. Almost 20 years ago I was a ball girl at the US Open. The oldest (27-28) ball girl there that year. It was a blast. However this is not the only [...]