Chapter 39
Make Each Day Count
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger. I
wish that I knew what I know now, when I was stronger."
- Ronnie Lane/Ron Wood
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Today's Empowering Question
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"What can I do today that I would be proud to look back on at the
end of my life?"
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Today's Fast Session
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As we mature, our minds and decision making abilities generally
get better. Meaning that we typically don't make the same
beginner mistakes that we made as youths.
I'm a sports fan. I see analogies to life in every sport
and watch them in fascination, wondering about the backgrounds of
the players and what makes one player a
superstar when another, with equal and often greater physical
ability, sits on the bench.
In sports, the body wears down just when the mind is at its peak
in the sport. It reminds me of the scene in the movie, "It's a
Wonderful Life" when a man yells at George Bailey, 'Youth is wasted
on the wrong people!'
But in most areas of life, every day can be looked at as a
learning opportunity. Maybe you won't have the energy in a few years
that you have today, but you can still take advantage of today
knowing that you'll still be able to enjoy the benefits of your
experience... unlike an athlete who's considered old at 35 in their
field.
Each stage of your life has doors and windows and even walls...
that can be knocked down if necessary.
If you're a long time Your Day To Win reader, you know that I
believe that you should live today as if it's your last, but...
If you don't accomplish what you wanted to, drop to your knees,
thank God for the gift of today and... plan for tomorrow.
Don't live there. Just plan for it.
Pat Riley, the coach of the Miami Heat, wrote in his book, 'The
Winner Within' that with his championship Lakers teams of the 80's,
he implored his players, each game, to do just one percent better in
every area of their games. There are a lot of areas, like
passing, rebounds, steals, assists, scoring... you get the picture.
What this does is not make the task so daunting. Only one
percent! But if you add that one percent in all those areas...
...you spell championship.
And they won a bunch of them. They didn't allow themselves
to get down if they had a bad game. They planned for
tomorrow... to improve.
This gave them positive anticipation.
I heard that in some restaurants that serve fresh fish, they put
a predator in the tank with the fish. This keeps them lively
and they stay fresher. Interesting.
People are the same way. If we just sit around and don't
strrrettttch ourselves, we get stale; we lose our edge. And we're
not as tasty. Just checking to see if you're
paying attention!
Folks, life can be "long," but it's still too short to be sitting
around "killing time." You're killing your life.
Breathe life into yourself instead and stop being scared of just
one thing... just for today. Do what you're scared of and
you'll look back afterwards and you'll see you grew right then.
That moment you did something you can be proud of...you stared
that scary obstacle in the face.
Later you can think, "I didn't know what I was doing then, but I
faked it so well that no one else knew I was full of it!! Haaaa!!"
Imaging that a few years from now, you're sitting around.
You say to the person next to you, "I was watching TV about 6 years
ago at home, boy what a night!" Would you do that?
Go forward a few years and look back. What do you
want to see?
Whatever your answer is, do it! Then do some more of it...
Today. C'mon!
Do it now while you're younger and stronger... than you'll be in
a few more years.
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Today's Winning Beliefs
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-- I actively look for new things to learn every day
-- I actively imagine the benefits of learning new things
-- I've released the fear of learning new information
-- I easily absorb and remember new information
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