October 24, 2021 | Tagged Leadership
5 ways to help navigate results and disappointments well
Overcome disappointments on and off the basketball court-- key ways to navigate disappointment
If you love basketball, you will need the ability to navigate disappointments. Here are some keys on the best way to handle disappointment when it arises.
1. Stay positive about disappointment. View it as a wise teacher in this road of life. When you find yourself feeling disappointed, begin to say thank you. As you elevate your gratitude, your brain will begin to find ways to learn from the disappointment and use it for future success.
2. Make your daily habits more of a focus than the result. Spend time with valued mentors and have them help you really evaluate what you do every day. Are these daily activities and habits on track to bring you into the future results you desire?
3. Pay the consequence. If you are in a tough situation, realize there are real consequences that will take time to push through. Don’t search for an easy out. Go through the consequences with courage and dignity. Three years of bad habits will take time to correct.
4. Red flag lofty expectations which are outside your control. An expectation outside of your control is playing time. Be very careful when expecting playing time because it is something that is outside your control. Instead set an expectation to have a great attitude every game. This is something that you can control.
5. Own your results. People who really struggle with disappointment or results place their high hopes in externals. For example, they place their hopes in a diet pill, or a strength training program, or an extra afterschool math program that will give them “quick” results. Instead, great athletes and successful people place high expectations on themselves. They expect school or programs to help them but realize the actual results will be because of their motivation and work ethic to learn and achieve.