Pick Yourself Up

My favorite thing about the game of tennis is the isolation you feel as soon as you step onto the court. You are completely on your own, and this has taught me so much about life.

I'm constantly overwhelmed with decision making, as I often find myself thinking about what would be best for the people around me instead of what would be best for myself. In tennis though, I do it all for myself. Every stroke, every step, and every decision I make on the court is for myself. Nobody can interfere and I absolutely love it.

So my advice for this week?

Pick yourself up.

You don't need to rely on anyone but yourself, and at the end of the day you really can't count on anyone else anyways. You have to learn to be independent in your actions and thoughts in order to become successful in whatever it is you put your mind to. Not to mention being independent just feels great. Since I've started to rely on myself more, I feel so much more confident and powerful. I take away the ability for anyone to stop me but myself.

So now I'm ready to take whatever it is life will throw at me.

xoxo,
Rachel