Attitude

Your attitude determines the seasons you enter.

Do you watch car race to see who wins or to see who will have a wreck?  Are you fascinated in another man's life and treat them as an idol and cowardly call that man a liar from the comfort of your computer?  And if the truth were to be known, it was in fact YOU who was the liar and the very creditals that you dare to mock are items that you have only dreamed about but never had the courage to see materialize?  When challenged, do you rise to the occassion and seize the opportunity?  Your attitude and approach make up a lot of what the final outcome will be.

One of my favorite movies is about an American baseball player who four years prior was the MVP for the World Series Yankees. At the start the season, the aging veteran is cut and finds himself only wanted by one team. A team in Japan.

In an effort to salvage the season and end his career on a high note, he reluctantly goes to Japan and finds out that his slumping performance is due to many sloppy habits that he had developed over the years. The former slugger can no longer hit and his brash attitude in light of this finds him suspended from the team.

The Japanese manager pushed for the American slugger to come to Japan and must find a way to get the slugger back in the groove before he looses face.

The American slugger decides to cooperate and finds himself at a golf driving range hitting golf balls with a baseball bat. In frustration, he exclaims, "I want to hit baseballs!" The manager replies, "What did you say?" The slugger realizing that if he can hit the smaller golf ball that he will be able to hit the larger baseball replies, "I want to hit."

Remember, we must do whatever it takes to keep the dream alive! Do want we do. No explanations, no excuses. Plan for the worst, hope for the best!

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