Problem: Article: Every time you step onto the field, whether it be the office or the playing field, you need to go in expecting that you're going to walk out having done your best and proven your worth as a champion. Visualize yourself winning and doing what will be necessary to be the best and believe that it will happen. Eliminate mental distractions when you're competing. When you're on the field, it's not the time to worry about your partner at home, whether or not you're going to be able to score concert tickets this weekend, or where you're going to party after the game. Focus on what needs to happen to win. To help with your confidence, you have to train effectively. When you're about to compete, it isn't the time to be wondering if you could have worked your reps in the gym better, or if you could have watched more tape of the opposing team. Train hard and you'll know that you're at your best. When you compete, you need to compete like a champion, which means saving absolutely nothing of yourself in the tank. All your energy, all your heart, all your soul, all your competitive fire needs to explode from you during the course of the contest. You can't be left wondering if you could have chased down that shot along the baseline a little faster, or if you could have been a little more energetic in your presentation. A champion shouldn't have to wonder. All athletes and champions of the mind have to confront exhaustion at some point. Losers pack it in, close up the shop, and cash out. Champions dig deep and find a little bit more where it seems like there shouldn't be any. Work hard in your training regimen and you'll have enough endurance and stamina to see the competition through. When the whistle blows and the game is over, an athlete can reveal the grace and humility of a champion, or the childish behavior of a loser, regardless of the outcome. If you win, treat it like business as usual. It's ok to celebrate, but you should act as if you've been there before. It shouldn't be a big surprise if you expected to win in the first place. Compliment the opposition and give credit where credit is due. If you lose, it's likely that you'll be feeling frustrated and annoyed. If you're dealing with a sore winner, too, it can make it a lot worse. Don't sling mud, make excuses, or throw a tantrum, though. Shake your head, take your licks, and look to the next contest. Learn from losses and use them to motivate yourself to improve. We've all seen the gloating self-absorbed athlete bragging after making a game-winning play, forgetting the fact that teammates were there contributing the entire game. Winning champions share the credit and praise their fellow competitors, coaches, and teammates. Even if you're feeling particularly proud of what you accomplished on the field, find something to praise about others who competed. Staying humble and showing perspective is an absolutely essential part of being a great champion. We all like to think of ourselves and self-starters who are responsible for our own success, but try to widen perspective to see the bigger picture. Your success as a champion is dependent upon your teachers, your parents, even the people working the concessions stand, or driving the bus you use to commute are contributing to your success. Don't forget that, big shot. Before you compete, treat it like your responsibility to win. Take on the burden of success and decide that it will be your fault if you don't come through as the champion. Put yourself in a position to win. If you don't come through, put your name on it and stand up to the blow-back like a champion. Only you can decide whether or not you're a success. It might be good enough for you to have made a personal best on the golf course, regardless of what Tiger Woods has to say about it. Never throw any of your teammates, coworkers, or fellow competitors "under the bus." Don't call someone out for blameworthy activity, even if it's deserved. Doing so is classless, a sign of pettiness. Share in the blame, if something went wrong, and act like a champion.
Summary: Expect to win. Leave it all on the field. Win gracefully and lose graciously. Give credit where credit is due. Take responsibility for success and for failure.

Problem: Article: Although most buffets on the strip are lavish affairs costing more than $15, a few affordable buffets can be found on the strip and elsewhere. Station Casino's Feast Buffet is $6.99 for breakfast, $7.49 for lunch and anywhere from $8.99 to $10.99 for dinner. Green Valley Ranch and Red Rock Resort Feast Buffets range anywhere from $1 to $5. If you attend a buffet for the breakfast price and then eat slowly you can wait for the breakfast foods to be carted out and the lunch food to replace them, effectively meaning you paid breakfast prices for the lunch menu. Many of the casino restaurants will have greatly inflated prices. Don't be afraid to venture out of the strip to find bargains on food just as filling as that you'd get in the casino. Salvadoreno Restaurante sells pork pupusas for just $1.75. At Tacos El Gordo you can get a filling meal for anything between $2 to $5. Unwind with a basil and tomato soup for $4.95 at the Nordstrom Marketplace Cafe. Off-menu specials are a common way for Vegas pros to cut down on prices on long weekends. Search online and keep your ear to the ground for any off-menu specials that can save you a few dollars. For example, Ellis Island is known for its $8.95 steak special that includes a 10-ounce steak, salad, baked potato, vegetable, bread and glass of beer or soda. Sometimes if you play the slots at Ellis Island you can get a voucher to reduce the price to $7.99. The prices at most restaurants fluctuate based on which events are currently taking place. Therefore, it's best to research before you leave for Vegas to see if any events are scheduled while you'll be there. If you find yourself in Vegas during a large event, try to avoid restaurants on the strip at all costs. They may hike up the prices to take advantage of the excitement. Going to restaurants during the offseason, like in July and August, will keep the prices low. Buying individual meals can easily rack up a bigger bill than sharing portions. If you're in a group, try and find a spot that will deal out large portions that you can split the bill on. Depending on the food, you can pack some of it up into small tubs and put it in your bag for later if you find there's too much to eat. Pizzeria Francesco's is great for splitting bills. A single cheese slice is $4 with one topping for $5. Share a whole pizza between a group and the bill will come tumbling down.
Summary:
Eat at a buffet if you prefer one large meal a day. Attend a buffet during transitional periods. Venture off the strip for cheaper restaurants. Ask for off-menu specials for secret bargains. Attend more expensive restaurants on weekdays. Split larger portions if you're in a group.