Anti-habits and the curse of compounding

Albert Einstein called “Compounding” the world’s 8th wonder because over time an asset can grow exponentially. For example, say you invest $ 1,000 today and generate a return of 10%.  In one year, you will have accumulated $ 1,100. In year two, you will have...

Day 9: Do one act of kindness

I recently watched a Ted Talk with professor Stephen Post who reveals that doing acts of kindness help us live longer, healthier and happier.According to him, just the mere thought of doing something kind to others makes us feel good as it releases hormones like...

Why is it so hard to be happy and successful?

Really I watched A Star Is Born, with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. I really loved this film! Let me share with you why: It was touching to see how the main character, Jackson Maine was this super successful pop star, famous, rich who had huge audiences and lived the...

Mastering The Art Of Positive Self-talk!

Martin Seligman, a leader of positive psychology, wanted to find out what the key skill was that would determine successful insurance salespeople. This was a profession in which candidates had to expose themselves to a lot of rejection. Can you guess the outcome of...

Changing the Paradigm on failure

We have all heard how important it is to learn from failures, and that making mistakes is actually important. However saying that we encourage people to do and learn from mistakes is of course not the same as creating a safe environment for people to do so. In a study...

How Did You Fall Into That Ditch?

As humans, we always want something more or better. This is the engine of evolution and progress. Whether we want to find a partner, stay alone, be loved, or be rejected these are all wants or purposes. A purpose is a change we want to achieve, because we think it...

My Wimbledon Hero

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself”.- Andy Warhol There have been many exciting matches in Wimbledon, but to me, there is only one true fairy tale; It is the story of the 26 year old Swiss player Timea Bacsinszky. For...

Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today

"Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today" - James Dean I love this quote as it embraces one of the big dilemmas of life - whether we should live in the moment, plan for the future, or reflect on the past? The truth is that to live fully...

How to go from being an amateur to becoming an unstoppable professional

I just got back from Wimbledon, probably the most known and traditional tennis event in the world. I had lots of meetings, watched some world class tennis and enjoyed to reconnect with the entire tennis industry. However, one thing I love doing during Grand Slam...

Why Love matters!

Research has shown on numerous occasions that married people live a healthier life physically and spiritually, recover better from diseases, and live a healthier lifestyle. According to an article from Harvard Health Publications, a survey of 127,545 men proved that...

The Connection between Friends and Success. – And Why They Matter?

"If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas." - Proverb If success is what you really want, then ask these questions to yourself: Who are the people you are surrounding yourself with? Are they helping you achieving your life goals? The reason why these...

The one trait you need for high performance!

In a study conducted in 1993 for the now famous paper, “The Role of Deliberate Practice”, three psychologists analyzed what distinguished ten of the best violin students from the Music Academy of West Berlin, who could become international soloists, from ten good...

How to create weekly challenges and immediately level up your game

We all have big goals. And we all want to witness a real change in our lives. So we learn to build habits that move us towards the life we want to experience. However, keeping habits can often become extremely boring, which is why we often stop doing them. We have...

Surprisingly Simple Steps to Becoming Unstoppable

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing”. - Brendon Bouchard Are you a big sports fan? If so, what is it that fascinates you with sport? As for me, I am a huge sports fan, simply because, in sports, we can witness athletes pushing themselves to new...

Day 10: Thinking Time

All my life, I have lived my dream job: I represented some of the world’s best tennis players. I ran professional tournaments. And Iwas fortunate to travel to most of the major tournaments and watch world class tennis from the best seats. However, with the birth of my...

How To Recover From Stressful Situations In Just 60 Seconds

“Managing energy, not time, is the key to performance, health and happiness.” -The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz I love watching sports, and one thing that really fascinates me is observing the kind of routines world-class tennis players use...

How To Trigger The Kind Of Motivation That Will Allow You To Excel In Any High Performance Career

Do you want to become a true high performer, the best at what you do? Then today’s post is for you as we will be exploring what drives world class high performers to achieve extraordinary results. We all know world class athletes, singers and actors enjoy lots of...

The one step to experiencing unprecedented success!

“Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson If you could multiply your success in any area of your life, by taking one single step, would that sound like a fair bargain? Well, the good news is YOU CAN! And the single step is pretty straight...

Exploring and Designing Breakthrough Models in Higher Education

With the release of an updated EDUCAUSE on Campus toolkit, Exploring and Designing Breakthrough Models in Higher Education, Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) completes a trio of publications intended to guide those of you who are interested in making the move...

How good are your intuitions: Part 2

Last week we spoke about two different brain functions, which we metaphorically called System 1 (makes intuitive choices) and System 2 (responsible for effort and conscious decision making). We discussed how one of the main functions of the often lazy System 2 is to...

The best tools to eliminate anxiety

Whether it is a business meeting, a hot date, or a big sports competition, we all have moments in life that raise our pulse. For such occasions, I want to share two tools that have literally transformed my life. The first tool is called “foreburning.” “Foreburning” is...

Never give up!

We have just concluded the first professional men's tennis tournament in Shenzhen. A surprise late entry was former Wimbledon and US Open Champion, and Olympic winner, Andy Murray. And what a lesson he has taught us.. Murray seemed very motivated and eager to win this...

Day 2: Calming the mind

I used to love horror movies, like The Birds from Alfred Hitchcock or the Poltergeist movies by Brian Gibson. The problem was that I would often feel so anxious about any sounds I would hear, and any shadows I would see, that it would take me hours to fall asleep....

Surprisingly Simple Steps to Becoming Unstoppable

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing”. - Brendon Bouchard Are you a big sports fan? If so, what is it that fascinates you with sport? As for me, I am a huge sports fan, simply because, in sports, we can witness athletes pushing themselves to new...

How good are your intuitions: Part 2

Last week we spoke about two different brain functions, which we metaphorically called System 1 (makes intuitive choices) and System 2 (responsible for effort and conscious decision making). We discussed how one of the main functions of the often lazy System 2 is to...

I was told I wasn’t good enough: Why I created the High Performance Project

The reason I have created the High Performance Project Group starts with my story of when I was a small kid who had learning disabilities. These disabilities included motor motion disorder, delayed speech and poor vision, amongst other things. Nevertheless, I was this...

How to instantly gain confidence

As a child, I remember looking up towards the kids who expressed confidence. I quickly realized that confidence is one of the key recipes for success. I knew this was a trait I would have to have, in order to be successful. So I tried to imitate those confident guys,...

Why Love matters!

Research has shown on numerous occasions that married people live a healthier life physically and spiritually, recover better from diseases, and live a healthier lifestyle. According to an article from Harvard Health Publications, a survey of 127,545 men proved that...

The 5 Things I Learned From Managing Some Of The World’s Best Tennis Players

As a kid, I always dreamt of becoming a tennis player. Little did I know that as an adult I would be sitting in the player’s boxes as part of the entourage for current world number one, Novak Djokovic, the flamboyant Marat Safin, and some of the other top players in...

How To Create A Powerful Vision For Your Business In 4 Simple Steps

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” — Napoleon Hill Do you know anyone who does not want an awesome life — both in terms of our professional success and also in terms of enjoying personal satisfaction? Of course, when you ask people,...

Why Love matters!

Research has shown on numerous occasions that married people live a healthier life physically and spiritually, recover better from diseases, and live a healthier lifestyle. According to an article from Harvard Health Publications, a survey of 127,545 men proved that...

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