Beans the Cat
Heather and I have ended up with a rescue kitten. I won’t go into the circumstances, but his name is Beans. This is what he looks like.
As you can see, his eyes are very intense.
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On Second Thought: Lessons from Frozen Blueberries
The pictures that follow seem odd at first. It’s not unreasonable to ask why I took pictures of frozen blueberries and felt compelled to share them via my blog.
I had an epiphany recently when adding frozen blueberries to my smoothie.
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All Eyes on the Consumer
One of the things I’m constantly reminded of from playing tennis is the power of consistency. If you can play each facet of the game reasonably well, you don’t have any glaring weaknesses, and you have the anticipatory skills and speed to have effective court coverage,
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Lucky 36
Last week there were two notable events for me. The first was watching the extraordinary Wimbledon Final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, and the second was my 36th anniversary at CWS. In Judaism, the number 18 is a lucky number because it is connected to life in Jewish numerology.
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Preparing for Slams
I had the great privilege to attend the French Open at Roland Garros on June 4th. We saw two women’s matches and one men’s match involving Novak Djokovic. This was the first time I saw Djokovic play in person, so I was really happy we had tickets on the day he was playing on center court.
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Having a Ball in Paris
I have been contending with a sciatica challenge for at least five years now. I have a nerve that is 50% damaged, and it seems to be regressing. I have seen a chiropractor and had an epidural, but so far, to no avail.
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Peak Performance in Mallorca
Last week I had the great pleasure of returning to Mallorca with Heather to participate in another tennis excursion. I have learned some good tips that I hope to continue to apply to improve my game. The highlight so far (it’s still going on as I write this),
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Valuable Lessons and Surprises in Surprise
Last week I wrote about my preparation for playing in a tennis tournament in Surprise, AZ. This week I’m going to report on the results, my experience, and lessons learned. As Mike Tyson famously said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
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Training for Lucidity
Because my blogs need to be approved by CWS’ compliance personnel, I do my best to ensure they are done by Friday so that the reviewers don’t have to work on weekends. Given that the blog is published on Mondays, there are times when events have transpired that may have altered what I wrote had there not been such a delay.
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Playing and Living Fiercely
Last week I wrote about the epiphany I had of focusing on loving to win versus hating to lose and how I savored a great forehand that I hit playing in a tennis tournament even though I lost. This led me to focus much more on the satisfaction of that great forehand versus what I didn’t do well or on the mistakes I made.
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