Little Things Matter

One of my teenage sons is playing high school
lacrosse this year, and they had a home game
the other night. This is their second year as a
program, and they're not great, but getting
better every game.

One of the parents at the game though was a
total jackass. And not because he was doing
dangerous stunts. He was yelling at his son
things like:

'If you don't need stitches tonight you aren't
playing the game right.'

And:

'If you don't start hitting somebody Zach, I'm
gonna come out there and slap the sh&# out
of you.'

BTW, soon after that the man was kicked out of
the stadium for cussing out the refs. All the
parents I know were cheering, but it also got me
thinking.

The obnoxious parent really didn't seem to care
if the team won or lost. He just wanted to see
some action. He wanted to see the big hit. In
fact, I think he wanted blood.

Unfortunately that attitude seeps into all of us
sometimes. Not wanting to see blood, but
lusting for the big hit, the home run, etc.
Instead of concentrating on the little things
that matter, we spend our time looking for that
magic bullet that's going to fix everything .

That 'All or nothing' mentality though goes
counter to the way the world really works most
of the time.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with taking
baby steps and making gradual improvement
over time. In fact, that's the norm.

If you expect to be a ace shooter overnight, and
it doesn't happen the big danger is you will get
discouraged and quit. Whenever you're tempted
to think like that remember the idiot telling the
world he wants to slap his son around.

Instead just look for small improvements,
celebrate them, and build upon them and you
will be surprised how quickly you'll be making an
impact on the world.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

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