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let go of what you can't control
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Letting go of the things we can’t control was the theme of my meditation yesterday. This morning, after Roman’s first AAU game, I asked him how he felt about his game. He said he was happy with his defense and energy, which I’ll agree were both good, but that he wished he had made a couple of the threes he missed—he’s been shooting this AAU season very efficiently, so he hasn’t missed much. “I’m going to make my threes in the next game.” I told him that’s the wrong focus. He can’t control whether the ball goes in the hoop or not. No one can. Not a single basketball player in history has shot 100% for a career—if it were as easy as saying you weren’t going to miss any shots, then Steph Curry would never miss.
Instead of focusing on the shots going in, I told him to focus on shooting the ball with proper form each time. When he shoots the ball with the right jump, arch, and follow-through, the percentage of the ball going in increases significantly. The only thing he can control is how he shoots the ball, not whether it goes in or not. We often focus on the outcome, so much so that we forget what we actually have control over—the inputs. All we can do is do our best to arrive at the outcome we desire. But we also have to accept that the outcome we desire is outside our control. If we don’t arrive at it, at least we can look back and say we did everything we could, and avoid the regret of wishing we had done more. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC |
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I'm on a mission to help more people find and live their authentic life. Check out my Daily Notes where I write a short note each day about the connection of spirit, mind, body and money on the Pursuit of your authentic life.
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