A Coach's Diary

“A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride.” - Nancy Lopez Are you a competitor? Nancy Lopez was a dominant female golfer, but she wasn’t just a prolific winner; her engaging personality and dominance in a male-dominated era helped expand mainstream interest in women’s golf. She once said, “A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride.” She also said, “Do your best, one shot at a time, and then move on.” How you choose to respond to mistakes and adversity is one of the most important decisions you will make. Will you put your head down, pout, feel sorry for yourself, and make excuses, or will you keep your head up, have a good attitude, take ownership, ...

  “Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy. ” - Wayne Gretzky Are you a procrastinator? I am, and I’m working as hard as I can to change that. Procrastination is when you avoid doing what you know you need to do, and you often feel worse because of it. I used to be proud of my ability to procrastinate and still get the job done, but now I realize how much unnecessary stress and anxiety comes with being a procrastinator, and how much more productive and at peace I can be when I am proactive. Wayne Gretzky is widely considered the greatest hockey player of all time. He once said, “ Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.” Don’t let procrastination keep you from being who you want to be and doing what you want to do. The best of the best have a vision for how they want to live, they have a plan for how they want to execute, and they are...