I have another challenge coming up at the end of the month. It’s a team event so the drive and push to not let my team down has increased the input. Today I ran two miles at 7:12 and 7:14 pace. At 45 and for a guy who was told throughout my youth that I wasn’t big enough, strong enough or fast enough it was a nice feeling.
It also got me thinking. How many time throughout our life have we let someone’s words dictate our thoughts and beliefs? One of my greatest regrets at an early age was not playing baseball my 7th grade year at Peterstown. The reason I didn’t play was because i had hit around 800 my 6th grade year of Little League. However, I didn’t make All-Stars because some of the other coaches were mad at my Dad. I had been selected as an All-Star as a 5th grader but he declined my invite because he felt I was getting cocky.
That brought on a great conversation between the two of us. Really reset how I wanted to be perceived. So the other coaches said he couldn’t play last year so he can’t play this year either. My reaction was well, I won’t play next year either, that will show you. Terrible thinking on my behalf
But many have had similar reactions. You don’t make a team, you don’t get the job or relationship you want. How do you react? Do you walk away and stop trying or do you try to prove yourself right? Don’t ever work to prove someone else wrong! Do everything for you! If you try to prove someone else wrong then they still have the power over you
Remember! You hold the pen and the paper. Others may try to sway your hand but only you can write your story!
Enjoy your day and writing your story!
TCB