Apparently it’s a familiar story.
At first he didn’t think he could do it. He had seen others really do it well, but he never thought he could make it. He had a coach who trained him diligently and slowly but surely he made some progress. Then he had a chance to do it. And he did it. And he did quite well.
Although he did quite well, he was so overcome by the positive feedback that he thought he did better that he did. He thought that on the basis of that he should be treated a lot better, afforded a lot more credit – it went to his head. So the next time he did it, he flopped big time.
After that he felt even worse that he had before he had started to give it a go in the first place. He should never have given this a go. It was probably a fluke the first time around and this was what he was really like. His emotions were all over the place, he had no idea what to do other than seriously consider quitting.
Acknowledging this, his coach came up with a very simple strategy. Look up, but stay grounded. You are not as good as you think and you’re not as bad either. Knowing you’re not as bad should give you something to look up to and knowing you’re not as good should keep you grounded. No matter how far you go you know there’ll be further to go until the end and progress is only made if you stay grounded whilst looking up.
Apparently it’s a familiar story.
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For His Name’s Sake
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C. L. J. Dryden
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