Big day

[rainmaker]

I'm "moving up" in a few days, too, and trying hard to keep my mind in a good place. Here's what I'm working on ahead of time. Have you seen that ad on TV (I don't remember what the ad is for!!) where the hockey goalie is lying on the dressing room floor with his eyes shut, psyching himself up to a sort of rhythm? I've been doing this before the last few games, not physically on the floor, but mentally getting into a zone. My mentor says, "Hear the music!" When I watch her work, I see what she means, and I'm just trying to live into that. My judgement is pretty good, my mechanics are pretty good, my rules knowledge is getting to be terrific!,' my teamwork with partner is pretty good, I'm handling difficult coaches mostly, but there's a sort of -- dare I say it? -- presence that I haven't got consistently yet. That's the next thing for me to work on (besides losing another 10 pounds!).

If you're on the verge, maybe the self-confidence and presentation thing is next for you, too.