Last week was a sad week for my younger son, Christian. He’s a travel club baseball player here in Las Vegas and last week we made the decision to move on to another team. His last game with the team was last Saturday and during the post game meeting, he knew that was going to be his last time with those team mates.
We had a talk about how he wasn’t leaving his friends there, but the organization that they played for. These days, with kids having cell phones, it’s easy to stay in touch and continue friendship no matter if you change schools or teams.
We had a father/son talk about why we were making this transition to another team. The reason, is because……
“The Job Is Never Done”
Two years ago, he played for a team in the Southeast part of the Valley in Las Vegas and the head coach of that team was very strict, didn’t let anything go easy, and made sure that the kids were always giving their 110%. The kids couldn’t leave anything out on that field on any given day. The practices had to be all or nothing.
Because of that, the team was ranked number one in their age group, triple A division, and state. My son in my opinion worked 120% at every practice and it showed in his development as a player. We moved on in 2012 becasue the team split.
Since then, we have been trying to find a new home with the same competitiveness as the Southeast Vegas team . At his age then, it was all about having fun and creating an atmosphere for the kid to find his place and love of the game. Now, he is in a position where he will be trying to get into high school baseball. To make sure he continues that level of play and work ethic, it’s good to surround him with other players who want to be great and play competitively as well.
So because of that, we made the decision to switch from this last team he’s been with for the last 6 months. Not that this team was bad, but we felt that it was the same thing he already went through 2 years earlier. If he was to stay on this last team, he would be holding himself back. In the last 6 months, I could already see a downfall in his performance.
For me, life is all about being the best you can be and helping others do the same. The job is never done, and you never really ever reach your ultimate goal.
I was told by one of my mentors in life, Dexter Jaeger long time ago. He said if you reach your ultimate goal, then what are you living for? Always shooting for bigger goals once the goals you once thought were so far away, makes you that much more successful and happy in life. It also may help you live longer.
So for my son, he was able to land with an organization that has the direction and level of team play that he needs to get better and stay on his toes. At his young league age of 13U, he is already starting to learn about always striving to be at your best to reach goals. For him, he wants to play professional baseball. Even if that never happens, he will at least say that he gave it his best shot and achieved the highest level possible for his abilities. That is all you can ask for in life.
So How Are You Shooting For The Best In Your Health?
Are you doing what you need to do to get where you know you should be. Are you being lazy to exercise and eat the right foods? Are you waiting for a miracle that will never come unless you create the miracle yourself?
Whatever it is you’re doing that isn’t producing a positive result, I urge you to change it. Replace it with something that is new and effective in getting the change you want.
It all starts with your decision to be your best.
Stop feeling sorry for yourself, expecting others to jump on your pity wagon. The truth is, they don’t care about your excuses. They wish they can tell you to, “Just Do It”! You heard that misery loves great company. Well for me, I walk away from excuses and people who complain. I just don’t want to hear it or support it. Stop complaining and take action.
Life isn’t perfect. It doesn’t go your way most of the time. Don’t worry about the things you can’t control. Man up, step up, and take control of your life starting today. Cause if you don’t, life will take over your mind and what you do until it crushes you.
If my 12 year old son can make decisions for his own good, you can too. There is nothing you can’t learn from a kid. They’re at the age where nothing alse matters but the things they want. They don’t worry about the things that will stop them. They don’t know any better. We do. It’s up to us to take advantage of our experiences, and overcome them by believing in ourselves and taking control.
