Monday, June 21, 2010
Week 3 Reading- Chapter 8: Get Over Yourself
The title may sound a wee bit harsh, but sometimes I need to hear it. To me, this chapter says "Follow your dreams and stop thinking about other peoples opinions." I struggle with this a lot. Often, I am hesitant to give my opinion or idea in a group because subconsciously I am always analyzing what people think of me. This happened just yesterday on the soccer field. I was taking a free kick and my original idea was to chip it to a forward who was standing in front of the goalie and everyone could crash the goal. However, being on a new team, no one knows my strengths and weaknesses, so they were all telling me to pass it to the guy 10 ft. away from me. Not wanting to seem cocky or anything, I passed it to him. That was a big waste. If I had not cared as much what they thought of me and went with my instincts, we could have scored and won/tied the game. Instead, I didn't and we lost by 1. Yes, that sentence included a should/could, but I realized it and learned from it and pretty soon I will let it go.
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Wk 3 Comment @ Emily Overstreet
ReplyDeleteNext time, go with your gut. I very often do the same as you did in this example. I used to drive the lane in basketball, take the shots, pass and quite frequently knowing the game I would demand the ball back. I don’t mean to sound cocky, but I was quite talented for the members on our team. During a game, someone was upset and told the coach that I never passed the ball. I passed the ball very much so, but this had a great impact on how I would play basketball in the future, even until this day. Now, I hear people telling me I should shoot more and take it to the hole, rather than pass the ball so much. I’m entering a summer basketball league in a few weeks. I’ll try my best to have a nice mixture, but if given the opportunity, I’ll try my best to learn from your soccer game.