Archive for August, 2009
« Previous EntriesI saw an interview yesterday…
Monday, August 31st, 2009About a rising star in womens tennis.
It was about Melanie Oudin, a 17 year old who is ranked 67 in the world for the upcoming US Open and placed in the top 16 at Wimbledon.
Her coach for the past 8 years is Brian De Villers, and he has a theory of why there are not [...]
Hard work, or “smart” work spotlights…
Thursday, August 27th, 2009The character of people.
Some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.
We’ve all most likely been part of one of the 3 above, at least some time in our lives, but it’s what we do consistently…that shows our character.
Even the people we know can easily be put [...]
No one can really dictate…
Thursday, August 27th, 2009The rain.
But we sure can be, the best umbrella.
With everything in our lives, we can only be in charge of ourselves…and dictate what “we” do, and not other people or things.
In knowing this, we can be prepared to meet all kinds of challenges, people and situations with grace.
So when we are faced with things that [...]
