Our girls are very good basketball players. They were 13 and 1 going into the final game of the season. They started the final game on fire, but quickly went cold. More than cold, they turned into ice. At the end of the third-quarter they were losing 21 to 5. My daughter, the head coach, did something amazing at this point. She looked at the girls and said, "just go out and play basketball." No pressure, no screaming, just go out and play basketball. And, that is what they did. With a minute and 13 seconds left, they were winning 27 to 25.
Now, your comes the lesson on procrastination. They had given it everything they had, but they ran out of gas just short of victory. The final was 29 to 27 in favor of the other team. If only, they had just started playing basketball, a little bit earlier.
And, don't many of us do the same thing? We wait until the fourth quarter, and we are behind before we start doing the things we know will make us successful.
So, here's my challenge for you today. And, by challenge for you, I mean challenge for me, also. Today, let's do the things that we know how to do. Let's make that extra phone call. Let's make one more appointment. Let's have the confidence this is going to be our best day ever.
Now, get off the bench and get into the game.
Make it an amazing day.
Coach Papa
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