Category: attitude

No need for guilt trips

May 31, 2007 | 3 comments

Have you ever felt guilty for making a mistake? Have you been made to believe by others that you’re the family “can’t get it right” and deserving of ridicule? Most of us do something now and then that we wish

Don’t give into defeatist thinking

May 23, 2007 | 3 comments

My USTA team had a terrific time last weekend in Spokane for the regional tennis tournament we had advanced to this spring. We placed second with scores of 4-1, 1-4, 4-1, and had hoped for better, but considering the stiff

Watch your mouth

May 22, 2007 | No comments yet

From Woody, one of my readers and favorite story writers: One of my sons decided to ride a bike cross-country to the east coast starting in Montana. This trip became a truly growing experience for him. Upon his return, he

Shiny object polisher

May 19, 2007 | 2 comments

I share the following with you which came in from a reader yesterday because the lesson relates to all of us. When you read it, ask yourself, “How much time do I spend on polishing the shiny objects in my

My fear is gone

May 5, 2007 | 7 comments

The most amazing transformation has happened in my tennis playing this week. In my blog last Monday, I logged the death knell of my lifelong fear of not being able to successfully do anything sports related. Well, the payoff this