The importance of our mindset, a little story
I would like to share a little story with you about something that I consider very important in life in general.
My son is 11 years old and he has been playing football for several years. At the moment, he is in a team where he is the youngest. At this age, being a year younger can mean that you are 20 cm smaller and 20 kilos lighter than some people you play against. Therefore, the coach doesn't let him play often during the games. It's never easy not to play and sit on the bench for almost the whole match. My son was often annoyed and then when the coach gave him 10 minutes to play, he was so angry for not having played more, that he didn't have motivation to play well. He lost the ball often, didn't run much and hardly was part of the team.
Once, when it was bed time, I told him that I understand his frustration but that his mindset is not good. By behaving the way he did, he was just confirming to the coach that it was better to leave him on the bench.
Play the best you can
I told him „next time you play, try to empty your mind and just fight and play the best way you can. Don't think about the time that you didn't play and concentrate on the minutes that were given to you“.
Last week-end, there was another match and I could watch him. The game lasts 3 times 25 minutes and the coach kept him out until 15 minutes before the end. It was a close game with a lot of emotions and the score was 1-1. When my son entered the field, I didn't recognize him. He run, fought and pushed guys that are 20 cm taller than him. The game developed and suddenly he was in front of the goal and pushed the ball over the line, scoring the winning goal.
All his teammates came to show appreciation and they even made a video in his honour in the changing rooms. After the game, he was really proud of himself and he told me that this was his best match ever.
The mindset made the difference
In a way the only thing that has changed was his mindset. Instead of complaining that he couldn't play more, he gave all he had in the little time that he played. He brought the victory to his team, he felt proud of himself and he had the appreciation of his teammates. He probably also gave another impression to his coach and maybe he will play a bit longer in the coming matches.
For me this is a very good metaphor for everything that we do in life. We are not always happy with how things go but we have always the choice how we deal with it. If we always try to give our best and remain positive in every situation, this will come back to us in one way or another.
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Great lesson and congrats to your son! That really shows the difference mindset can have.
Normally, he doesn't listen to much of what I say, but this time he listened and I think it was a very positive lesson for him.
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Parents make the personality of childrens more strong and attractive. They are the only ones who can learn their childs how to do their best.
The difficult thing I realised is to find the ear of the child. Not always are they willing to listen :-)
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That is a very powerful story! Thanks for sharing
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So glad to hear that his efforts paid off and found appreciation by his teammates!
Especially at this age, it is very important to find appreciation I believe. He got it because he invested his energy for the team :-)
It's always hard to deal with frustration but you have to get to work, that's the best way. You gave your son very good advice.
I try to give a lot of pieces of advice but it's seldom that he listens to them :-)
Wow that's an awesome story! You are a great dad!
Well, for once I think I managed to get through to him :-)
That's the fighting spirit we should ignite in us! Our mindset, is the main determinate of how we react to the environment around us. With this new mindset, he has proven himself and the coach will notice that and give him more time to play in subsequent matches.
If we set out with a positive mindset, we will reap the rewards :-)
Fantastic experience with your son there Achim, mindset really is very important, thanks for sharing and stay awesome.
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Nice👍. Well done dad 💪💕Thank goodness you were there to see what he was facing/going through and more so proffering a suggestion to help him out of it + he listened to you👏BEAUTIFUL is the word.
That's what most amazed me :-). Normally, he doesn't pick up much of what I say.
It's a major norm these days and to beat that, is indeed a win🏅
That's a beautiful story, @achim03, and a message we should all hear every once in a while. Thank you for sharing... and do pass along my congratulations to your son. Well done! 🙌
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Thanks. It's nice that he learned this lesson by himself and I hope it will help him down the road.
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Inspiring story. It's just what I needed to read today ;) thank you for sharing this with us. I'm sure a lot of us can learn more from this story. Happy midweek!
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Thanks a lot for your nice comment! I wish you a very nice day as well.
I love it! Excellent @achim03! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
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Mindset is indeed important. When it comes to elite football, how often have we heard that this superstar wasn't necessarily the best player during his youth, but the difference was their mentality. It really is mind over matter here. 😜
In sports in general what happens in the head of people is often what separates the good players from the genies :-)
The mindset is very important and people will naturally trust the people who put in more quality work. It's a competitive world and I am glad he was able to succeed on the field.
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People subconsciously will trust other people more who put effort and positivity into what they do I believe.
Great story with a lot of meaning! Now he has to do it again next time, which may be even harder because of the recognition of his teammates. But I think he can do it if you help him!
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As long as he puts his best efforts into it, he will be able to be proud of what he does I believe. It will probably not always result in the winning goal :-)
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So much to learn from your post, you have share an interesting and lesson full story.
Thanks for your kind words :-)
you're always welcome.
Mindset makes a difference so many times in life. Your son learned a valuable lesson at a young age. And talking about football players, so many talented ones or with physical qualities get lost because of their bad mindset.
With football players and sports people in general, the mindest is often very visible but I believe that everybody can change their outlook in life with a positive mindset. Even if our work sucks, we can still try to do it as well as possible :-)
Spot on @achim03, yes! The perspective that we choose to is incredibly important! I love this story about your son! Thank you so much for sharing! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
We can change so much in our lives, if we work on our way to see the world and deal with it.
That's so true! Small shifts in perspective can have momentous effects in our lives! I've experienced that several times! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
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