SEE ALSO: Why Black Women Are The New Face Of The Weight Loss Industry

The 23-time Grand Slam title winner and part owner of an NFL team, continued:

I just want to be able to do other things that I’m doing and expand on that. I think that helps keep my motivation up … I don’t love tennis today, but I’m here. I can’t live without it.

It’s not that I’ve fallen out of love with it. I’ve actually never liked sports and I never understood how I became an athlete,” Williams continued.

I don’t like working out, I don’t like anything physical. If it involves sitting down or shopping, I’m excellent at it.

And Williams is not alone. According to recent polls, more than half of this nation’s population is unsatisfied with their jobs and more than 70 percent are “not engaged” in their work. The polls also reveal that there has been a downward trend in job satisfaction for more than two decades – no doubt exacerbated by the recession (one study showed that employee disengagement costs $300 billion in productivity a year).

Clearly, even Serena can’t turn her job into just “shopping” so here are nine tips for overcoming a job that has lost its luster:

1. CHART IT OUT

Take a moment to write down a long-term career plan and then visualize how the job fits into your grand scheme. [americasjobexchange.com]

2. MATERIALIZE THE VISION

Keep a tactile, visible reminder that this job is a stepping stone on your path by creating a Post-it note vision board. Many people post pictures of loved ones in their cubicles; perhaps now is the time to add yourself to the picture. [lifehack.com]

3. STAY FOCUSED

Avoid making “I hate my job” a mantra (especially when speaking with co-workers or supervisors) and consider focusing on aspects of your job that are enjoyable and fulfilling. Having a renewed focus gives you the agency to pursue greater opportunities that involve tasks that you do enjoy. If it’s difficult to identify these aspects, make an effort to compliment a co-worker on a job well done at least once a week, you may start to discover what you love by examining what you admire. [believedreamlove.com]

4. LEARN TO LOVE

Identify what you don’t like about your job – just one aspect for now – and then find something good about it. For example, if you don’t like writing a weekly report, maybe you’ll start to appreciate it as the one time a week that you get to truly reflect on and acknowledge what you’ve accomplished. [drzimmerman.com]

5. LEARN TO LOSE

If ideas No. 3 and No. 4 fail, see if you can “delegate, swap, or de-emphasize” the parts of the job you don’t like. [resumark.com]

6. FIND FREEDOM

If idea No. 5 fails, imagine what work you’d be willing to do for free and then consider what it is that you love about that type of work and determine if it can be applied to your current job. For example, one writer discovered that what he actually loved about playing soccer as a child was “quickly finding solutions to problems on the field and planning tactics before the game to get an advantage.” Now he applies this tactic to his work with tech companies.  [lifehacker.com]

7. HAVE AN EXIT STRATEGY

If you are not learning anything new, you wake up every day dreading the rest of your day, you don’t get along with any of your co-workers, or you are not earning enough to pay your bills, it may be time to quit. Be as planned as you can in quitting, though, and make looking for your new job, your second job. Make sure you save several months of pay in reserve before you jump out there (even if you secure a new job, there will be a transition period before your first new check clears). [money.usnews.com]

8. KEEP GROWING

If it’s the field or the work that you love, but not so much the company or the title, pursue continued learning classes that your job offers so that your skills are sharp. It will boost your resume, which you should update regularly along with online profiles. When an opportunity to take a new position arises, you will be prepared. [americasjobexchange.com]

9. TAKE CHARGE

Realize that you are the boss of your own life and your job is a paid learning experience in your path to realizing your dream. If your job is in retail and your dream is to be a painter, perhaps you are learning a great deal about colors while you fold the new shipment of shirts or you are studying the faces of customers so that when you go home you can practice sketching new features. Williams is making her love of fashion a statement on the courts and has even launched her own clothing line, Aneres. [lifehack.com]

The Daily News recently reported that Serena Williams does a sexy commercial for Top Spin 4, a tennis game made for Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In a commercial lasting less than 60 seconds, Williams – clad in a black leotard and stockings – is deemed “the world’s sexiest tennis player” before she faces off against actress Rileah Vanderbilt, who is dressed in a similarly revealing outfit and called “the world’s sexiest tennis gamer.”

The video is cut with clips from the actual game, as if the two women were playing each other. But combined with grunting sounds that are more commonly heard in the bedroom than on the tennis court, the hotness factor goes up several levels.

“You realize this is a fantasy right?” Williams says at the end.

(Check out the entire story)

What did you think of the video?  Was Selena being too sexy?  Please leave your comments in the box below.

Related Articles:

Serena Williams Gives Update On Her Health

What We Should Know About Serena Williams And Pulmonary Embolism

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Elev8 sends our prayers and get well wishes to Serena.

follow me on twitter- Elev8_Kelly

Related Articles:

What We Should Know About Serena Williams And Pulmonary Embolism

Get The Real Answers About Your Family Health History-[Ask Dr. Shawn]

Here’s what Associated Press reported:

If you’re curious to what this is, AOLHealth gives a detailed breakdown of pulmonary embolism, symptoms and causes, etc. Continue reading below to get more information.

What is Pulmonary Embolism?

Pulmonary embolism is the sudden blockage of a major blood vessel (artery) in the lung, usually by a blood clot . In most cases, the clots are small and are not deadly, but they can damage the lung. But if the clot is large and stops blood flow to the lung, it can be deadly. Quick treatment could save your life or reduce the risk of future problems.

What are the most common symptoms?

• Sudden shortness of breath.
• Sharp chest pain that is worse when you cough or take a deep breath.
• A cough that brings up pink, foamy mucus.

Pulmonary embolism can also cause more general symptoms. For example, you may feel anxious or on edge, sweat a lot, feel lightheaded or faint, or have a fast heart rate or palpitations.

If you have symptoms like these, you need to see a doctor right away, especially if they are sudden and severe.

Click here to continue reading more about Pulmonary Embolism

Related Articles:

Get The Real Answers About Your Family History [Ask Dr. Shawn]

Gospel Artist Darwin Hobbs Hospitalized

How Did I Have A Stroke In My 20′s?

VIA:  WilliamsSisters.org

Professional tennis players. Serena Williams Born September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan. With her older sister, Venus, Williams born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood California took the tennis world by storm beginning in the late 1990s. The sisters harnessed their powerful groundstrokes and booming serves to rise in the rankings in both women’s singles and women’s doubles competitions. Coached by their outspoken father, Richard Williams, Venus and Serena Williams have been credited with raising public awareness of their sport and with bringing the women’s tennis game to a whole new level of power and athleticism. Growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of Compton, California, Venus and Serena were the two youngest of five daughters of Richard and Oracene (Brandi) Williams. Richard Williams dreamed of raising tennis stars, and Venus and Serena showed the most aptitude for the game—both began winning tournaments when they were 10 years old. In 1991, the family moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where Venus and Serena trained with Rick Macci, who had worked with such teen stars as Jennifer Capriati, and for a short time with Nick Bolletieri, the famed former coach of Andre Agassi and Monica Seles. Soon, however, Richard Williams took over the coaching (and promotional) duties for both his prodigious daughters, choosing to withdraw them completely from the junior tennis circuit so that they could concentrate on their studies. This controversial decision earned him a mixture of praise and criticism among observers of tennis.

Click here for more on the Williams Sisters…..

Venus & Serena Williams – Succeeding Against The Odds – Click here for funny video clips

U.S. tennis player Serena Williams had an emotional outburst in this year’s semi-finals of the U.S. Open, when she yelled at a line-judge who called a foot fault, which Serena felt was questionable. The judge said she felt threatened by Williams, who allegedly said she would kill the judge. Williams was penalized a point for unsportmanslike behaviour, losing the match and ultimately the tournament.

Today, Williams was fined for her on-court behaviour at the U.S. Open. The outburst will cost Williams a whopping $82,500 and a two-year probation. Should she violate the code of conduct again in 2010 and 2011, she will be suspended for the next U.S. Open. Her fine will also go up to $175,000 is she commits a ‘major offense’ again.

“I am thankful that we now have closure on the incident and we can all move forward,” Williams said in a statement released Monday by her publicist. “I am back in training in preparation for next season and I continue to be grateful for all of the support from my fans and the tennis community.”

Via: nowpublic.com

Open for comments, express yourself.