Be proud of the effort

So, how do you measure success? For some, it may be losing a few pounds. For others, it may be fitting into a certain size. For even others, it may be finishing that half marathon he/she has been training for for years. I guess my question, though, is do you have to accomplish the end goal to be proud, to be successful?

Coaching youth sports can cause some people to measure his/her success by the wins and loses of the team they help coach. But, look, sometimes you just get out-sized, out manned. I know there are those out there that will disagree with that statement but, trust me, if you only have 6 athletes and the team you have has a true 11, chances are that you are going to lose. But, does that mean you were unsuccessful?

Today's word is just a thought that says, You don't have to reach the entire goal to be successful. Be proud of the effort.

i try to remind the guys I coach with that if the team we are working with is better at the end of the season, if they are more polished, more accomplished, know more about how to play the game correctly, we have been successful. Success isn't measured by wins and loses but by effort and personal gains.

There are lots of us that are trying our very best, putting forth our best effort, and whether it is noticed or recognized doesn't dictate our success. If each day we are striving for the goal, putting in the effort, we are being successful. Be proud of the effort.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T