Make A Decision - I Dare You

I'm sure you've heard it said before in these
United States "You can do anything you want
if you just put your mind to it."

There's a lot of truth to that, and I agree with it,
but there is a Catch 22. You can't do
EVERYTHING you want. At least not at one
time.

Too many times we act like the kid who just got
his Easter candy and can't stuff it in his mouth
fast enough. He tries to eat it all at once, and all
he gets for his trouble is a stomach ache.

I've had to learn that lesson more than a few
times, not the candy one, but the general
principle. I've often spread my focus way too
thin because I'd found so many good things I
wanted to do, but all I ended up with was a
litany of good intentions. I wasn't able to
make a decision to focus on one thing, and
everything suffered.

With my apologies to Leonardo Da Vinci who
seemed to have been able to pull off the
superman gig (although I have read he only
slept 4 hours a night) most of us need to learn
how to limit our focus.

The word "decision" is derived from the Latin
root which means to curtail or cut off. Saying
"Yes" to too many things, no matter how good
they sound is a recipe for stagnation. We have
to learn how to say "No" to what sounds good
if we're ever going to bring out the best in our
lives.

If you want to be a great shooter you've got
decisions to make, and only you know what
they are. I hope you have the courage to cut
out the distractions which keep you from
being the best. Believe me though it will be
worth it come crunch time. You'll see

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean Delker - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

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