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Throughout your basketball career, and life, you will face many kinds of obstacles that stand in your way.
These obstacles can come in many forms – injuries, financial difficulties, family issues, etc..
When faced with an obstacle, you have two choices – overcome it or let it overcome you.
Letting Obstacles Overcome You
Letting obstacles overcome you is easy.
It doesn’t require any real work on your part and takes just a second.
All you have to do is quit trying.
For example, it’s easy to get cut from a basketball team, receive a bad performance review at work, or be denied from a promotion and then give up trying.
It sure requires a lot less work than the alternative.
Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming obstacles takes work.
It requires you to continue pursuing your goal.
For example, if you get cut from the team, you can try out again next year or with another team. If you are rejected from a promotion, just keep working toward it. You simply don’t quit when faced with a challenge.
This next video by Ted is a bit sad, but every time I watch it, it reminds me that there are people who face far harder situations in life…
…people with handicaps and disabilities that prevent them from doing simple every day stuff that you and I take for granted.
Remarkably though, these people overcame their obstacles and achieved the impossible.
So if they can do it, so can you.
Be Mindful of The Moment
A wise man once told me
When that moment is near or when you’re in that moment, sometimes you have to stop and remind yourself about it.
When you get to a certain situation like somewhere that you really wanted to be or something that you really wanted to do, a lot of time there’s so much going through your head and you’re often distracted or overwhelmed by the size of the event.
Stay locked in!
Whenever that moment arrives you have to stop and remind yourself that this is the moment that you wished for and been preparing to for so long. You have to remind yourself that this is it… you’re right on the doorstep of reaching that goal.
Because so many things could be happening at that moment it’s best to stop, clear your head, and remind yourself that this is the big moment.
This practice of reminding yourself is extremely important in overcoming obstacles because sometimes we tend to forget things in the heat of the moment. In order to focus and boost our will power we have to be reminded of the path we’ve taken and all the sacrifice we’ve made to have win that chance.
So once you get to that moment remember to be mindful about it and push a little harder.
Most importantly don’t let obstacles stand in the way of your goals and dreams. Persevere in whatever you do and don’t quit just because adversity hits you in the face. When faced with an obstacle figure out a way for you to jump over it. It will be a rewarding experience.
More Resources
1) Mental & Psychology Aspect of Basketball – Understanding the Law of Attraction and How It Can Improve Your Game & Your Life – Breakthrough Basketball – https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/mental/law-of-attraction.html
2) IQ Matrix Blog – Basketball Mindset Strategies by Adam Sicinski – http://blog.iqmatrix.com/basketball-mindset
Last Updated on by Matthew Godley
