January 21st
"Who are you becoming as a result of the chase." - Dr. Jim Loehr
Don’t rush the process. Trust the process and enjoy the process. What is the process? It’s the journey. It’s what you do every day to get better, to become who you want, and to achieve your hopes and dreams.
But too many of us are stuck in the fast lane chasing something that we have no control over.
An educator once told me too many middle school teachers spend so much time preparing kids for high school that they forget to help them master middle school, too many high school teachers spend so much time preparing kids for college that they forget to teach them how to master high school, and too many college professors are so busy preparing young adults for the real world that they forget to teach them how to master college.
Their advice was to help our kids master the level they are at, then pass them along like a baton in a relay race, and hope and expect the next person will do the same.
Don’t skip steps, and don’t skip the fun. Master where you are at before moving on to the next level, take pictures and videos and enjoy the journey.
All exposure isn’t good exposure because if you seek exposure too early, you run the risk of getting exposed.
Help your athletes be the best at their school and their city before you try your luck at the state or national level.
Social media is the best and worst thing to happen to a lot of things, including youth sports.
We get to see what the best of the best are doing all across the country and the world, but now we have to keep up with it too - or don’t.
Run your race, have fun, and make great memories doing it, because at the end of the day, it goes too fast and all we are left with are the memories we earned, the lessons we learned, and unfortunately, the trauma we caused along the way.
Chase your dreams, but do it the right way.
Who do you want your kid to be at the end of the day? What kind of life do you want them to live? What do you want them to say about you and their childhood when they are older?
I push my kids as hard as anyone, so two of my biggest joys came when my oldest daughter told me that when she grows up, she wants to have one son and wants to coach his AAU basketball team in between her duties as an NBA GM, and when my youngest daughter, who does not play basketball, said she hopes all her kids choose to play basketball.
This tells me they are truly enjoying our journey.
I don’t want my kids to say I didn’t push them hard enough, but I also don’t want them to say I didn’t love them enough or support them.
Relationships and expectations.
Love and accountability.
Win your home, then your city, then your state, then take on the country and the world, but don’t skip steps, and don’t forget to enjoy the journey.
Just my thoughts on a Sunday morning getting ready to start this grind again.
Questions of the Day: Who do you want your kids to be as a result of the chase? When they are the age you are right now with a family of their own, who do you hope they are and what do you hope they will say about you, their childhood, and their journey?
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