I feel like it is hard to have a positive attitude about everything in life. I don't know if you feel the same way but I find it very difficult. Keeping a positive attitude in sports, school, work, with friends, with family and many other things can be a hard task for many people. I'm one of those people. Let me give an example... Your playing in a basketball game and the score is 87-20 (your on the losing team). How do most players react to this? The majority of the players get their heads down and it is hard for their confidence to get very high. Parents say, "Don't look at the scoreboard just work on the things you need to work on to make your team stronger." For me it is IMPOSSIBLE to not look at the scoreboard. I'm always wanting to know how many minutes are left, how many points we need to make to tie it up, or even the number of fouls the other team has. I'll admit, I'm not a very positive person and I hate that about myself... Somehow I always manage to find something negative about a situation, I know thats really bad but I can't help it.
I'm very lucky because I have a best friend that knows exactly what to say to keep me positive about everything. Not just in sports but about life too. If it wasn't for her I don't know if I would be doing very well this basketball season. I read this article the other day and it really surprised me but it made a lot of sense. It said that most sport psychologists agree that attitude plays a major role in the establishment of long and short-term goals. The more positive the athlete's attitude, the more likely he or she is of achieving these goals. The more negative the attitude, the less likely he or she is of achieving these goals. Reading that article made me want to stay positive all the time because when I achieve personal goals that I set for myself it makes me feel really good.
If your job is to be a cashier and you don't have a positive attitude towards the customers, your boss will be hearing about it shortly. Keeping a positive attitude in school can push you through the day. Keeping a positive attitude with friends and family will get more people to like you and in the end being positive benefits everyone... Not just yourself. So now my goal in life is to be as positive as I can about everything.
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."
- Winston Churchill-
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ReplyDeleteI hear you, Kim. We all can be a bit pessimistic at times. I'm sure your newly accquired positive attitude will help the team! Good luck tonight! :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I deleted my other comment because I was missing a few words. It would have been gibberish!
Kimmy this made me real sad. I know, its been a tough basketball season but you guys have improved. Even though you have only won a few games i've seen the improvance. Its not fun playing a sport when all you do is lose but its even worse playing when you hate it. I know you don't hate basketball so atleast your not on that level. But staying positive is the best thing you can do. Since being angry and sad that your losing isn't going to make you win the game then you might as well win with a smile. Even though its hard to do, it will atleast make you feel like trying rather then just giving up.
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