Tag: achievement

Motivation, Sports

Expand Your Dreams: Reach Beyond

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As a kid, I dreamed of playing in the NFL, like most kids do. It always seemed achievable, but statistics suggest otherwise. Making it to the NFL is a very difficult task. Only 1.6% of college players make it, and some people don’t even make it to college.

I say all this to say that I did it. I would be lying if I said it was hard to do. Don’t get me wrong, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication, but that goes for anything you want in life. I just had to make the right choices. Making it to the NFL was very eye-opening. I realized that it is possible to achieve your wildest dreams, and I also learned that a lot of times we do not dream big enough.

If I can make it to the NFL against all odds, what else can I do? I have to think even bigger because I know it’s possible. You may have a big goal or dream that you feel is hard to reach, but believe me when I tell you that you’re closer to that goal than you think, and it’s easier to achieve than you think.

So, whatever your biggest dream is, think even bigger. You’re more than capable of reaching it.

Motivation, Random Thoughts

Predict Actions, Secure Success

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If you were to examine the totality of your choices and actions, you would likely realize that they are very similar to those of others who are in a similar place in their life.

This was apparent to me during my football-playing days. In college, my teammates and I had comparable schedules, habits, and lifestyles, from attending classes and working out, to our diets, off-field decisions, and even our character. The same held true for my experience in the NFL. Similarly, players who made similar bad decisions ended up in similar bad predicaments.

Essentially, your actions are a strong predictor of your future. Achieving what we want in life is much simpler than we tend to believe. We just need to study those who are in a position in life where we’d like to be, or doing something we’d like to do, and emulate their actions.

Additionally, surrounding ourselves with those who share similar goals and aspirations can make the process even easier. However, to succeed, we must avoid doing things that are counterproductive to our aspirations.We just need to follow the laws of success and we can achieve our goals.

Motivation

Breaking Free from Limitations

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Sometimes we just gotta think bigger. There’s a lot more things that we can achieve in life if we simply believe we can actually achieve them. You can’t have those negative thoughts about yourself, such as: “ I’m not smart enough,” “I’m not good enough,” “ I’ll never be able to do that”. Self-limiting beliefs can prevent us from reaching our full potential and achieving our goals. It’s important to recognize and challenge these beliefs in order to grow and succeed.

Always give yourself the benefit of the doubt that you can do it. You can reach that big goal, you can move to a new city, you can lose weight, you can be consistent, you can get your degree, etc. Whatever it is, believe you can do it. Don’t limit yourself. Think bigger.