People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore correction will go astray.
Players who can take coaching will be successful. Players who are not coachable will not reach their potential.
There are two ways to respond when you are corrected.
Are you going to get Bitter?
or
Are you going to get Better?
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Ecclesiastes 5:16-20
And this too is very seirous problem. People leave this world no better off than whenthey came. All their hard work is for nothing-like working for the wind. Throughout their lives, they live under a cloud- frustrated, discouraged, and angry.
Even So, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life. It is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life-this is indeed a gift from God. God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past.
Process vs. results.
Too often we focus our lives and our joy on results (winning games, how much money we make, effectiveness). When the results aren't what we want, we are upset and we break our backs until we reach those goals we set. Some people work their whole lives and never see the results they want. On the other hand, other people do reach their goals and when they do they think, "What do I do now?" It usually isn't what they expected it to be. Like the passage says, it is like "living in a cloud, frustrated, discouraged, and angry"
However, things change when we enjoy the process instead of looking to the results. Enjoying the actual process of reaching your goals (the practices, the tough games) in the long term is far more rewarding. Like the passage says, "God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past."
Coach Frosty Westering sums this all up by saying, "The joy is in the journey."
Even So, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life. It is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life-this is indeed a gift from God. God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past.
Process vs. results.
Too often we focus our lives and our joy on results (winning games, how much money we make, effectiveness). When the results aren't what we want, we are upset and we break our backs until we reach those goals we set. Some people work their whole lives and never see the results they want. On the other hand, other people do reach their goals and when they do they think, "What do I do now?" It usually isn't what they expected it to be. Like the passage says, it is like "living in a cloud, frustrated, discouraged, and angry"
However, things change when we enjoy the process instead of looking to the results. Enjoying the actual process of reaching your goals (the practices, the tough games) in the long term is far more rewarding. Like the passage says, "God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past."
Coach Frosty Westering sums this all up by saying, "The joy is in the journey."
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
If you're going to do something, do it well. Life's too short to waste your time going through the motions.
If you're going to do something, do it well. Life's too short to waste your time going through the motions.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Proverbs 24:5
The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowlege grow stronger and stronger.
In an interview with 60 Minutes Pete Carrol said "The best team doesn't always win. The team that plays the best wins." Part of playing the best is knowing and executing your assignment. I have seen several good athletes who were not able to get playing time because they did not know what they were supposed to do. Teams that know and execute their assignments well usually have a better chance of winning than a team that freelances.
Do you know your assignments?
If not, what can you do to learn them?
What can you do to carry those assignemtns out?
In an interview with 60 Minutes Pete Carrol said "The best team doesn't always win. The team that plays the best wins." Part of playing the best is knowing and executing your assignment. I have seen several good athletes who were not able to get playing time because they did not know what they were supposed to do. Teams that know and execute their assignments well usually have a better chance of winning than a team that freelances.
Do you know your assignments?
If not, what can you do to learn them?
What can you do to carry those assignemtns out?
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