lessons from the court: practicing gratitude

Lessons From the Court: Practicing Gratitude

Lessons from the Court: Practicing Gratitude By: Jen O’Meara, Ph.D Gratitude. It’s a little word with big benefits. A quick web search shows that many good things come from practicing gratitude. Reduced stress, improved sleep, heightened mood, enhanced empathy, increased self-esteem, boosted morale, and fortified physical immunity are just some of the many mental and…

leadership bandwidth, lessons for life, lessons for leadership

Lessons From The Court: Measuring Bandwidth

Lessons From The Court: Measuring Bandwidth By: Jen O’Meara, Ph.D As you might imagine, I play a lot of racquetball. I know, however, that I cannot play every day. The body has physical limitations. The lack of rest and recuperation leads to dehydration, fatigue, microtears, and a host of other overuse injuries. The brain has…

Lessons From the Court: Effective Preparation

Lessons from the Court: Effective Preparation   By: Jen O’Meara, Ph.D Today I’d like to take you away from the court and into the nerve center of a racquetball tournament: the tournament desk. Almost everything happens at the tournament desk. Players are checked in, courts are assigned, scoresheets are returned, questions are answered, issues are…

hidden mistakes and improving errors

Lessons from the Court: Hidden Errors

Lessons from the Court: Hidden Errors By: Jen O’Meara, Ph.D I think we all have a tendency to want to bury our mistakes. This may be especially true when those mistakes don’t adversely affect outcomes: I mean, if a mistake ultimately didn’t cause any problems, what’s the point of calling attention to it? On the…