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Gameday

Today begins a journey that started from the moment last season ended.

 

 

It's Monday!

Every once in awhile, I need a reminder that every day, even Monday, is a good day.  I wasn't too far from this on March 2, 2012.

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Compete!

Dreams Do Come True

One of the things on my bucket list was to sit in the bleacher seats at IU for a men's game.  I was able to do it last year with my and this year I was able to share it with my daughter and son.  Below is a picture during the game.  Second row behind the bench, towards the end of the right side,  you can see him and me...if you try really hard.  He's in a white practice jersey with a red shirt underneath and I am in a red polo.  The row in front of us is vacated at this time.

 

Highlights and my son enjoying himself.

 

Is it in You?

I don't bicycle, but I do compete at lots of things in my life.  To me life will either use you or you can fight until the very end...I plan to never give up.  Back to the picture, I don't bike, but I do compete and I do get this picture.  How many of us have that desire inside of us to do what this guy is doing?

I can remember as a kid when someone told me that I couldn't do something, I would not quit until I could do it.  Once, my cousin just jokingly flipped a basketball up to the top of a door that was sitting against the wall from where it was open.  The ball bounced off and then I tried.  He told me I could never do it...I tried for over an hour until I was able to finally do it.  It is just something that I believe was born in me.  However, as I aged, I did have to learn other mental toughness, I had to learn not to listen to the little voice that says "quit"

How often do we quit because it's too hard or that we just can't win because some perceived wrong has happened to us?  How often when the going gets tough, do we just stop?  Mental toughness is everything.  Physical toughness is important, but you cannot have that without being mentally tough.

Mental toughness will bring you through anything and even having you compete until the end...just like in this picture.  Never give up.