Switch! An update to The Pickleball Times
Hey pickleball friends!
First of all, thanks so much for subscribing to The Pickleball Times, some of you early supporters for nearly a year. It’s been amazing to see how many of you have appreciated human-focused stories and thoughts about this sport we all love, and how engaged you’ve been. A lot of writers would do all kinds of illegal things for open rates like we’ve had here (an average of 70% and as high as 89%).
A change in direction
You know how in pickleball, split-steps are critical to planting yourself so you can actually pivot and move in smart, strategic ways instead of however your momentum directs? Note to self: keep working on this in your game. I’ve done some of that planting in real-life recently and realizing how important it is to focus my creative energy.
Long story short: I’m retiring The Pickleball Times as a standalone publication. I started writing about pickleball because of the human element—the stories, the people, the figurative getting off the sidelines. And that’s what I’m now writing broadly on my primary Substack publication, More to Your Life. It just doesn’t make sense to keep them separate, and I’d love to invite you to join me over on MTYL.
NOTE: I want it to be your choice, so if you do nothing, you will not be automatically subscribed.
Subscribers to More to Your Life receive 1-2 columns per week and I’ve been told by multiple subscribers that they enjoy my emails enough to make time to read them when they come in. In our busy times, this is high praise and I’m grateful!
The posts aren’t going away
Since the columns I’ve written on The Pickleball Times fit remarkably well into what I’m writing these days at More to Your Life, I will be moving them over there before I archive The Pickleball Times in the next couple weeks. You’ll be able to find them anytime using the Substack search feature on my site. Aren’t I so thoughtful? I am so thoughtful.
A preview: If you want a taste of what you might expect at More to Your Life, here are a couple recent posts that readers have especially enjoyed:
Thanks again so much for being part of The Pickleball Times for as long as you have. I’ve loved “meeting” you and hope to see you around at More to Your Life. But no hard feelings if you’re not interested!
No matter what you decide, paddle tap of friendship and “Good game.” You’re awesome.
P.S. Just in case it’s not clear, you will a) not be receiving any more posts from Pickleball Times and b) you will not automatically be subscribed to More to Your Life. If you’d like to continue to receive my writings about what makes life cool and people interesting (including pickleball), please subscribe to More to Your Life using the box below.