One example when I coached youth soccer. I asked my team please don't say you will never be as good as the best players in our league, or even professional players. The example I used was asking my team (boys U-14) if everyone could ride a bicycle. Everyone raised their hand, they could all ride. I said at your age you can ride pretty far, over rough terrain and up hills. I then asked who could ride that well the first time they tried to ride a bicycle, or even first five or ten times they tried. No one raised their hands. I said what if we all tried real hard a few times and told ourselves we can never ride a bicycle as well as we could at that age. I said the same is also true in many things in life, especially school work. If there is a class you are struggling in, maybe failing the tests or the class please never tell yourself you won't understand this. I said it's like learning to ride a bicycle the first time. Always believe and keep finding a way to solve the equation.
Great article Daniel Clarke-Serret.
Nothing is impossible if we find a solution.
One example when I coached youth soccer. I asked my team please don't say you will never be as good as the best players in our league, or even professional players. The example I used was asking my team (boys U-14) if everyone could ride a bicycle. Everyone raised their hand, they could all ride. I said at your age you can ride pretty far, over rough terrain and up hills. I then asked who could ride that well the first time they tried to ride a bicycle, or even first five or ten times they tried. No one raised their hands. I said what if we all tried real hard a few times and told ourselves we can never ride a bicycle as well as we could at that age. I said the same is also true in many things in life, especially school work. If there is a class you are struggling in, maybe failing the tests or the class please never tell yourself you won't understand this. I said it's like learning to ride a bicycle the first time. Always believe and keep finding a way to solve the equation.
A beautiful example John. Thank-you for sharing.