Make the play...

Doing the Leafs game last night Harry Neal made a comment on "making plays. It went something like this:


There are some people who make the plays, some people who watch the plays and some who miss the plays...


It just got me thinking that you have a choice, if you put your mind to it.


Which one do you want to be?


I'm a Leo, so I want to make the play. It works great on a sports analogy. I used to play soccer and the passion I had for that game was second to none, at that time. Nobody would beat me on the side as I was so determined to not let anybody. I would get the ball, because I wanted that ball more than anybody else.


So what is different in everyday life or your working life?


I think the key is twofold, find the passion and make it a habit.


If you were passionate about sports or music or whatever it was, how can you transfer that passion to everyday situations? I would offer that one accomplishes that through small steps. If you want to start jogging, don't just say you want to go jogging. Rather read up on it, research it, talk to some friends, get excited about it. Build up the passion. Find our what steps need to be taken to be successful.


Then you build it into a habit. But even building the habit should happen in small steps. Don't try to run 20km on the first day! Build it up so that you can succeed, so you don't lose the passion! You set the alarm 40 minutes early every day and you go. After awhile it isn't all that hard and after a little longer, you'll feel strange not doing it. Then you know that you have built your habit!


Make it happen, be the person that makes the play...