There will always be this hum you will hear from the stands. However no matter the chatter going on, we must focus on the field of life.
Take the sports we play for example. In this case, baseball in particular.
There's this moment when you are on the mound pitching where the sounds the other team is making, the fans in the stands and everything else around you silences. It's just you and the catchers mitt. Everything slows down and the gap between you and the plate seems to shrink. You get this sort of tunnel vision and when you realize you are in that moment, you are close to unstoppable. Your body is in complete flow with your pitch by pitch mechanics and your motion becomes quite natural.
But there are other moments when you walk 2 of guys, somebody gets a squib hit, someone behind you makes a gaffe, and the game starts to speed up on you. When that happens, boy are you able to hear all the loud distractions around you. You can hear the other team screaming, you can hear people in the st
ands and throwing a strike becomes extremely difficult.
How will we silence the noise and chatter in life?
How will we move past the fear of failing - the phobia of success and not having the ability to handle it - the phobia of being misinterpreted for something we're not? How can we be less scared of losing everything we have created? The hard part is, the larger the risk you take the larger the questions become surrounding it. What are we able to do to move forward?
We should realize that this is a component of the game.
Balls, strikes, home runs, mess ups, over throws, passed balls, wild pitches, strikeouts, walks, that really is all a part of the game. It isn't about having an ideal game each day. You really can't do that. Pitching is about grooving when you have it and facing grief when you don't. There are that many times you go out there and a few of your pitches are not working well in any way. What the hell do you do when that happens?! Target the fact that you don't have your changeup and curve, start hitting the strike zone with your best fastball - one that is backed by heart and has every last ounce of conviction behind it. Naturally you try feeling it out and throwing the other pitches because you want to find them during the game, but you can not bring yourself into a negative space or else you will probably not be making it out of the first inning.
The hum of the crowd is always going to be there and it can even get vicious at certain times. But it's far better to be playing the game than sitting on the bench. It is better to actually be in a spot facing brutal criticism than to not be playing in any way.
And here's the closer. If you can get to a spot where you not only can tune out the negative things that folks say, but also use that as fuel...you will propel yourself farther than you ever might have imagined. Use something negative and fashion a positive result with it. Just maybe that is actually the best type of alchemy itself?
So get back to that place that you can focus competely on your target and your purpose. There will always be views about what you are actually doing, but in the end of it all, you really do have to litsen to yourself.
Case closed.
Take the sports we play for example. In this case, baseball in particular.
There's this moment when you are on the mound pitching where the sounds the other team is making, the fans in the stands and everything else around you silences. It's just you and the catchers mitt. Everything slows down and the gap between you and the plate seems to shrink. You get this sort of tunnel vision and when you realize you are in that moment, you are close to unstoppable. Your body is in complete flow with your pitch by pitch mechanics and your motion becomes quite natural.
But there are other moments when you walk 2 of guys, somebody gets a squib hit, someone behind you makes a gaffe, and the game starts to speed up on you. When that happens, boy are you able to hear all the loud distractions around you. You can hear the other team screaming, you can hear people in the st
ands and throwing a strike becomes extremely difficult.
How will we silence the noise and chatter in life?
How will we move past the fear of failing - the phobia of success and not having the ability to handle it - the phobia of being misinterpreted for something we're not? How can we be less scared of losing everything we have created? The hard part is, the larger the risk you take the larger the questions become surrounding it. What are we able to do to move forward?
We should realize that this is a component of the game.
Balls, strikes, home runs, mess ups, over throws, passed balls, wild pitches, strikeouts, walks, that really is all a part of the game. It isn't about having an ideal game each day. You really can't do that. Pitching is about grooving when you have it and facing grief when you don't. There are that many times you go out there and a few of your pitches are not working well in any way. What the hell do you do when that happens?! Target the fact that you don't have your changeup and curve, start hitting the strike zone with your best fastball - one that is backed by heart and has every last ounce of conviction behind it. Naturally you try feeling it out and throwing the other pitches because you want to find them during the game, but you can not bring yourself into a negative space or else you will probably not be making it out of the first inning.
The hum of the crowd is always going to be there and it can even get vicious at certain times. But it's far better to be playing the game than sitting on the bench. It is better to actually be in a spot facing brutal criticism than to not be playing in any way.
And here's the closer. If you can get to a spot where you not only can tune out the negative things that folks say, but also use that as fuel...you will propel yourself farther than you ever might have imagined. Use something negative and fashion a positive result with it. Just maybe that is actually the best type of alchemy itself?
So get back to that place that you can focus competely on your target and your purpose. There will always be views about what you are actually doing, but in the end of it all, you really do have to litsen to yourself.
Case closed.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author and creator of The Words of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing inspiring blogs, quotes, and wisdom to it's readers so they can live the best lives possible. Want more sport motivation? Start your journey today by heading over to the site today.
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