Singh’s Things: Success
Written by Katy Singh // February 13, 2012 // Blog Posts // 1 Comment
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Before a person can be successful, one must know exactly what success is defined as. Many athletes define success as winning a big game, or scoring so many points. A person needs to remember success is a journey. It has multiple peaks, and not one ultimate pinnacle. It is the setbacks and mistakes that allow a person to climatically achieve total success.
A couple of years ago, I went through a phase on my travelling softball team where I could not seem to put a bat on the ball. Game after game I’d end up striking out and sitting the bench. I had let this get to me and had no confidence when I stepped into that batter’s box.
At the time, I saw this as a huge barrier and negative thoughts flooded my brain. This setback made me even stronger mentally and allowed me to work harder physically as well. With practive and good coaching, this past summer, I was clean-up batter with the highest batting average on the team.
I have learned, that with these obstacles, an athlete can see exactly what needs to be achieved to be the best that they can be. Success is not measured by the outcome of the game, but rather the satisfaction of the mind. If you did all that could have been done, then your goal was achieved and you know exactly what you have to work for.
“Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire,” Arnold Glasow.
One Comment on "Singh’s Things: Success"
Someone once told me, (and I agree) that (Success is not measured by how many times you’ve smiled, it’s by how many times you’ve made others smile.