What do John Elway, Hines Ward and Brian Pruitt
all have in common?
First, a lil diddy: Back in college it came down to the biggest game of my collegiate career - BG vs Central Michigan, the winner went to the Mac championship. Central had a top rated running back that year name Mike Priutt. Nothing did I like better than having the challenge rest on the dee to stop this guy. The first play from the line of scrimmage was a sixty yard scamper to the end zone by Mr Pruitt. After that, he was lucky to get fifty yards total.
On one play, I remember drilling Mike into the ground with everything I had. He let out a gust of wind emptying his lungs.... "Umph!" "Ya come on my side a-gain and yur gonna get more of dhat," I whispered in his ear hole.
"Vince, May God be with you!" "What?!?!?!?!" I thought. How can this be? I leveled him and his response was "May God be with you." My strategy for mentally messing with his head was trumped.
People who practice mental toughness have a knack for never letting you know an ounce of their pain inside. Theyre tough as nails. They eat thunder and crap lightning.
John Elway was another example of this. No matter how hard a linebacker would thump him he always stood-up displaying that cheshire grin. In fact, no matter if the Bronchoes were behind or ahead
he alwas seemed to have the same expression. As a fan on the opposing team it was frustating as heck to watch.Can you imagine being an opposing player and seeing that when you line up for every snap.
Heines ward is another example if you want a more recent person who practices this "smile into adversity" principle. After every jaw rattling tackle he pops up off the ground with that cheesy smile. It almost looks fake if it were not plastered on his face - all game long.
So is this another one of my many ole football stories that I mindlessly pound out that have zero to do with your life. Hardly.
There are many folks who are in a world of hurt. Maybe not physically but mentally. If you are unemployed. If you are facing foreclosure. If you are at odds with your employer. Basically, if you are living life... chances are you are being challenged now more than ever.
So my advice is smile into adversity. Smile when it hurts most. Dont let the circumstances get the best of you; less you give your power away to people, places and things that dont count in the grand scheme of things. Or the big picture.
When you smile when you dont feel like it, you instantly change your energy. You change the way people respond to you. In essence, you activate your FAITH muscle trusting everything will be alright in the future. And FAITH is one of the key components to success and turning your life around.
