[006] be the light.
in the face of darkness, you create light or you complain about how you can’t see.
To the person:
Life, isn’t easy and we shouldn’t expect it to be. The mark of a person who is built to last, is someone who learns how to look inward to find the strength they need to get through tough times. Besides, what is the alternative going to bring you? More darkness. Be a person who always finds a solution to the problems around them. Be a person who attacks life with an “anything is possible” mindset. In the face of darkness be the one who creates light, not the one who complains about how dark it is.
THINK ABOUT THIS.
We have all watched people complain about things they don’t like, things they can’t change, or things that don’t really matter. What do most of those complainers have in common? They are victims to their circumstance. They see their problems as a personal attack for which they are unable to defend. Taking ownership of the solutions to your problems is what will set us free. We have the power to change our story.
To the player:
Most times, it is our own fault that we are not in the position we want to be in. I was talking to a young ball player about his season, when I asked why he thought he didn’t receive the post season accolades that he wanted, he began to list a few reasons that had nothing to do with things in his control. As I thought about it, I realized that all of the reasons that he named where actually valid, but, they were not conducive to building a level of ownership over your journey?
THINK ABOUT IT.
I’m sure we could all sit around and think about a plethora of different reasons why we haven’t made it big yet. On the contrary, I bet if we direct our energy inward, there are an equal number of things we could have done or could be doing to change our outcomes. In life and in the game, you are the author of your story. Obviously things happen, people try to keep you down, but are you going to be the person who tells the story about how you were held down or the person who tells the story about how they beat the game, beat the odds, and beat doubters too?
