Let The Kids Play ( Part 3) March 5, 2008
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Building Block No. 3
IT’S YOU !
That’s right I said it. It’s You.
Of the 3 Building Blocks this is definitely the most important.
The foundation for a successful future starts at home. I don’t care what you call home or who calls who what.
Money can’t buy what it takes to be successful.
What it takes to be successful comes from the heart and you can’t buy that.
Self Esteem, Confidence, Work Ethic, Willingness to Fail and Learning How to Win and Lose all starts at home. Whoever has the power to influence our children controls what and how they think about these issues. These issues control about 95% of your child’s thinking and how they respond to different situations. If YOU are the greatest influence in their life then you have a major role in molding and shaping how they see the world.
Please stop and look at yourself, where do you stand on these issues?
I found out the hard-way, through my life and through my kids, that life’s lessons are either Taught or Caught.
Make sure You’re the teacher, before they catch life’s lessons from influences you can’t control.
When I work with Elite Athletes that have a chance to go to college or even play professionally most of the time I spend with them is preparing them mentally to handle all of the issues we have discussed in this post.
So ask yourself how do you impact your child’s…
- Self Esteem
- Confidence
- Willingness to Take Risk
- Willingness to Fail
- How They Handle Winning
- How They Handle Losing
I will be tackling all these issues in future posts. If you understand what your child is thinking and what they are looking for out of their sports experience you can look for resources that will help make it the best it can be.
Mom Tip: You are the most important influence in your child’s life. Don’t let television or video games be your baby sitter. Daily habits start with YOU, if it is important to You it will be important to them.
God Bless,
Darrell
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