Life Lessons from Pickleball™
Life Lessons from Pickleball™
Shelley Maurer and Sher Emerick
E82: Rick Cipes: The Zen of Pickleball
36 minutes Posted Nov 18, 2025 at 8:00 am.
Meet Rick Sipes
Pandemic Pivot To Pickleball
From Journalist To Pickleball Author
Finding Purpose Through Audience Connection
Books, Mindfulness, And Reviews
Bite Size Pickleball And Creative Experiments
Celebrity Encounters: Costner And Loggins
Mindfulness On Court: Breath And Dopamine
Letting Go Of Excuses And The Inner Critic
Flow, Practice, And Peak Performance
Basketball vs Pickleball: Safety And Speed
Branding, Design, And Modernizing The Culture
Using AI In Creative Workflows
Docuseries: Full Court Shadow
Filming Style, Vulnerability, And Trust
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How can pickleball become a doorway to mindfulness, creativity, and deeper connection with others? In this episode, writer, storyteller, and pickleball creative Rick Cipes shares how he found pickleball during the upheaval of 2020 and discovered that the game offered far more than competition. What began as a substitute for basketball quickly became a path toward self-awareness, community, and personal growth. Rick talks about writing for Pickleball Magazine, creating Bite-Sized Pickleball, p...