#18 “I’m ready to go in, coach, just give me a chance. I know there’s a lot of riding on it, but it’s all psychological. Just gotta stay in a positive frame of mind.” - Ace Ventura 1994
I often at times wonder what drives us to take chances on ourselves. We seem so confident yet so let down at the same time. I curiously expect success after each attempt, yet frown upon the idea of failure. Is there a possibility that we set too high of expectations for ourselves, that we don't realize the ultimate let down? Each day I plan out my course of events. Focus on the expectations of wanting and needing positivity and accomplishment from my interactions within work, people, and family. But, am I in some strange way "over expecting" greatness?
When are we ready to go in? When are we ready to say we are ready?
Who's the judge of readiness?
I want to take into consideration the times when I wasn't ready, yet I pushed and pushed myself to overcome my own objection. Did I succeed or fail? I believe it was just mediocre at satisfaction. I believe I went away with the knowledge that I dodged a bullet. I created my own "pat on the back" experience. I felt confident I persevered.
However, is competition about preparation? Do we compete ourselves because we don't allocate enough time to prepare?
I want to be the best I can be everyday. Succeed and excel at a consistent pace, and climb high mountains. Yet, how much do I rely on other's to accentuate my efforts? Can you prepare all day for a great opportunity, an event, a party, that mid term exam or even a game, and then fail because all other components didn't prepare? I can't blame circumstance for failure can I?
How and why we deem failure based on other's is not a successor intention. Who and how is let down is the ultimate failure. We can't put so much emphasis on the success of others to make our own selves successful. It has to be self generated. Yet.. a thought....
Why are we constantly let down? Why can I go 100 miles and hour and someone going 75 gets just as much attention?
Its time to enlist "readiness" to your own caliber. Are you ready to get in the game? Are you ready to come back from a deficit with victory? I might not be the greatest athlete on the field, but, in my head, I'm prepared for game. I want to be put in.
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