Category: Motivation

Motivation, Random Thoughts

When The Student is Ready

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“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear”

It’s crazy how you can learn something new after doing the same things for a long period of time. It’s kind of like the compound effect. It’s as if you need to do the same thing consistently for a long period of time for something random to finally click. When it does click, it can take you to the next level.

I taught myself Spanish over the past couple years, and I still find myself learning new things that are so simple, but yet so beneficial. I often wonder why it took me so long to learn the new concept in the first place. Sometimes it feels like I should have learned it a long time ago. Maybe I wasn’t ready yet. Maybe I had to put the work in and learn all the other things in order for everything else to make sense.

Don’t give up on yourself. Continue to pursue whatever you are passionate about. When you’re ready, the teacher will appear. That might be an actual person, or a concept or idea that will take you to the next level. Keep putting that work in and you’re teacher will soon come.

Motivation, Random Thoughts

Crafting a Game Plan

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Crafting a game plan is a key component of achieving success in any endeavor. In sports, you never go into a game without a game plan. You’re almost bound to lose, and even if you do win, you might not know why you won, making it hard to repeat things.

Crafting a game plan involves developing a strategic approach to reaching your goals, identifying potential challenges and obstacles, and creating a roadmap for how to overcome them. Along with creating a roadmap, I like to visualize everything before it happens. This makes sure I’m prepared for everything. It also gives me the confidence to face any challenge that comes along the way. I also visualize what problems can happen, and how I will handle the situation. After that, I’m ready for whatever.

With a game plan in place, you can stay focused and motivated, and make more efficient use of your time and resources.

Whether you’re pursuing a personal or professional goal, taking the time to craft a game plan can help you achieve better results and increase your chances of success. So, take the time to think through your goals, develop a plan of action, and stay committed to seeing it through to the end. It’s possible.

Faith, Motivation

The Strength Within

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One of my favorite Whitney Houston songs is “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength”. The song is about Whitney overcoming obstacles and finding inner strength.

I like that song because I feel like we all can relate to it. We all will face difficult times in our lives. Sometimes we don’t realize how strong we are until we face those challenges.

I think every challenge that we overcome in life is just a reminder about how much strength we really have inside. Sometimes overcoming a challenge is like breaking a threshold. Breaking that threshold shows you what you can accomplish in the future and gives you confidence that you can get through any challenge, just like you’ve gotten through all the other challenges of the past.

Believe in yourself and your abilities, even in the face of adversity. You’re much stronger than you think you are. Don’t forget it.

Motivation, Uncategorized

Jobs are temporary, work is permanent

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“Your job is what they pay you to do; your work is what you were born to do.” – Dr. Myles Munroe

As a former NFL player, I know that jobs are temporary. It’s a fun profession, but you soon learn that nothing is promised. Whenever you have a job, you are at the mercy of someone else and can get fired whenever. Your job might pay the bills, but your work is what fulfills you. You can never be fired from your work.

Jobs are needed at times to make money or even bring happiness, but I believe we have more to give than just that. We have God given gifts and other passions that we should follow. Pursue your work with passion and purpose, and you’ll find true fulfillment. Remember that your work is permanent.

Motivation, Random Thoughts

Do you

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Never be afraid to be yourself. Never be afraid to express yourself. Dr. Seuss said “there is no one alive who is youer than you”. That’s true, but no matter who you are, there’s people out there who are very similar to you.

You’ll attract those similar people by not being afraid to be yourself. They will become your supports.

Being genuine and true to yourself, without trying to fit into someone else’s mold, is the best way to live a satisfying life. Live life. Do you.

Motivation, Random Thoughts

You might not get another chance

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We can all agree that one of Eminem’s biggest rap lines is “You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow”. That line always resonated with me. That’s the approach I take with everything.

The opportunity that you want will come. You just gotta make sure you are fully prepared when it does come and you gotta make the most of the opportunity. I think if you do that, you’ll be content when it’s all said and done. I often see older athletes who are still pursuing their dreams of playing their sport at a high level. They might not be on a team at the moment, they just need another chance. The thing is; they might not get another chance, and that’s ok. Thats just something they have to accept and move on to the next dream.

You might not get another chance even when it comes to making mistakes. One mistake can chance your relationships, reputation, and the entire direction on your life.

Every choice we make in life, every opportunity that we pursue, every action we take, should be made with precision. You might not get a second chance, so make sure you do it right the first time.

Faith, Motivation, Random Thoughts

Take action

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It’s good to plan things out before you do something, but eventually it will come down to you just taking action. The plan will never be perfect. Problems will come along the way. Some parts of the plan may be unclear.

You just have to start and adjust along the way. You will achieve a lot more by just starting as opposed to not starting and not taking action. A lot of times we have everything that we need to succeed, but we just do not follow through and take action.

A key component to taking action is faith. You have to have faith that God will lead you and take care of you once you do start that new endeavor, and you have to have faith in yourself. You have to trust your knowledge and skills and drive.

There’s only one way to find out what will come from that idea that you have, or career change, or whatever. Take action.

Motivation, Random Thoughts, Sports

The best ability is accountability

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I know that in football and other sports, coaches often say that the best ability is availability. If you’re injured or can’t show up to practice or games, or suspended, then you will not be able to contribute to the team. That mindset helped me a lot in sports. I made good choices and took care of my body. I knew if I did that I had a good chance of playing in the game.

I think there’s another ability that is just as important, if not more so: accountability. It’s the ability to take responsibility for your actions and decisions. You have to know everything that you do has consequences, and you have to accept those consequences, good or bad.

In sports, you have to hold yourself accountable to be able to improve. Being coachable takes a lot of accountability. A coach can’t help you get better if you can’t accept that there was a problem in the first place. Eventually they will move on from trying to help you, and you just won’t play.

If you break the law and you hold yourself accountable, the judge might lesson the punishment. If you don’t hold yourself accountable, the judge might be more harsh on you.

Accountability helps build trust and respect, and it’s crucial for personal growth and development. It’s good to hold others accountable as well as ourselves.

Availability is important, but you can’t be available at all times unless you hold yourself accountable. So when you’re thinking about what it takes to succeed, remember: the best ability is accountability.

Motivation, Random Thoughts

Act like it

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I like the quote by Dale Carnegie that says: “If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic”. This quote might seem simple but, it has a lot of truth to it.

In football, the coach often observes the energy of the team huddle. He looks at how you enter and break the huddle. In college, on those monotonous days when everyone on the team was tired and had low energy, I would always joke with our Offensive Coordinator and run to the huddle with a lot of energy and enthusiasm yell something like “let’s gooo!” Or “ I got the juice today!”. It was obvious I was joking, but that enthusiasm that I had actually would lift my spirits and energy at practice. It would often rub off on other teammates in the huddle as well.

If you want to be a certain way, you have to act that way. If you want to be enthusiastic, act like you’re enthusiastic. If you want to be confident, act like you’re confident. It’s about putting on a certain persona and embodying the qualities that you want to have.

It’s not about being fake, it’s just that when you act a certain way, you feel a certain way. This can help you be more consistent with certain things in life, as well as more persistent.

Try it for yourself. See if you can be excited to go to work, or go workout, or to do something that you don’t want to do, but know you should. See if you can have the confidence that you know you need to succeed. When you start to act like the person you want to be, you will start to become that person.

Motivation, Random Thoughts

Monitor your repetitive thoughts

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A lot of times when I’m not happy, I am thinking about bad things. When I’m happy, I am thinking good thoughts. Sometimes if I have the same repetitive thoughts, I’ll have the same types of dreams frequently.

It’s important to be aware of your thoughts and to take steps to manage them. One strategy is to practice mindfulness, which involves paying attention.

Thoughts become things. Think good thoughts. If your thoughts are often negative, try to get to the root of the problem.