Afraid You Won’t Make It As An Athlete??? How to Develop the Mental Resilience to Access your Full Potential

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Afraid You Won’t Make It As An Athlete??? How to Develop the Mental Resilience to Access your Full Potential

“DARN IT!!! I missed the shot!”

“Are you kidding me ump, that was definitely a strike!”

“Why is coach taking me out of the game again???”

It’s inevitable within our sports …

Situations outside of our control happen.

Often, athletes will view these as negative, get down on themselves, and mentally check out of the game.

However, today I am going to offer you a new perspective.

And when you hold onto this belief with unwavering conviction,

You will be refined into the athlete you were born to be in your game

And …

You will be refined into the person you were born to be in the Larger Game of Life.

This belief is:

The Game is orchestrating all events to guide you to your Highest Potential.

Let me say that again:

The Game is orchestrating all events to guide you to your Highest Potential.

In your game, if you:

• Miss a Shot- You realize the Game is providing you feedback so you can make it the next time
• Get a Bad Call- You realize the Game is providing you an opportunity to respond poised for the next play
• Get Pulled Out of the Game- You realize the Game is providing you an opportunity to rejuvenate and witness the game from a new perspective so you can go back in firing on all cylinders

The Game is orchestrating all events to guide you to your Highest Potential.

And this translates to the rest of your life as well.

You see, on a personal note,

My life has been full of uncontrollable situations that have appeared to be negative.

But I have held fast to this belief, and as a result …

Life has always provided me a larger platform to have a greater impact on those around me.

My Dream

When I was young, I vividly recall watching a young basketball player in the 2008 NCAA basketball tournament named Stephen Curry.

And when I watched this guy play,

He inspired me and reminded me the way I played basketball.

From that point on,

I devoted my life to one day playing professional basketball so everyone who watched me play would be inspired.

And I full-heartedly committed to making this a reality.

I was the recess king of the court.

I was extremely competitive on my travel teams.

However, I came down with a mysterious medical condition that kept me from growing.

This made basketball extremely difficult, but I remembered:

The Game is orchestrating all events to guide you to your Highest Potential.

My Realization

I buckled down to get every edge I could get:

• I would practice my skills for hours
• I was in the weight room, doing plyometrics, and running around the neighborhood
• I honed in on my nutrition, mindset, sleep, recovery, toughness, and every little “enhancement” I heard about

And as a result,

I was the most well-rounded athlete I could be and remained competitive.

Soon afterwards,

I came down with more mysterious medical conditions that made my gut extremely compromised and made my body overly exhausted. Eventually these health complications led to me being taken out of sports and I watched my athletic dreams wash away.

This was heart-breaking to me, but I remembered:

The Game is orchestrating all events to guide you to your Highest Potential.

My Realization

Although I was unable to live my dream,

I became extremely smart about all facets sports performance related,

And I could help other athletes reach their aspirations.

• I geeked out on training science
• I started coaching high school teams
• I went to college with the mission of cracking the code to make anyone an elite athlete

And as a result,

I had many amazing opportunities lined up for me to train high-level athletes after college.

However,

I was graduating in the spring of 2020 (News Flash: When the world was put on hold due to the pandemic) which canceled all my post-college training plans.

Not only were these plans canceled,

I couldn’t find any job within the training industry because we were not allowed to be within 6 feet of others.

I was bewildered and confused about what to do, but I remembered:

The Game is orchestrating all events to guide you to your Highest Potential.

My Realization

Rather than wait around for opportunities to train athletes,

I could create an online brand where I could train anybody virtually!

This way:

• I could impact far more athletes
• I was not confined to my physical location
• I could overcome the restrictions brought on by the pandemic

I took a look at what I knew about the internet:

• Google
• Microsoft Word
• Email … And that’s about it!!!

But I committed myself to this new vision and would learn how to do it.

And as a result,

I created an online ecosystem with social media platforms, online courses/coaching, email systems, and sales funnels.

After a few months of running this online ecosystem though,

I began to feel a deep hole within my being that grew deeper and deeper the more I produced content.

Eventually I perceived this was a strong call that Life was calling me to another Path.

Once again, lost and confused, I told myself:

The Game is orchestrating all events to guide you to your Highest Potential.

My Calling

One night, feeling utterly debilitated by everything that had been happening in my life, I went out into the middle of a field one night, stood there underneath the stars, and said:

”Life, You have taken away everything I have worked so hard for:

• You took away my athletic dreams through my health conditions
• You took away my training opportunities after college with the pandemic
• Now you are taking away this online ecosystem I created because I feel a deep sense of unfulfillment

What are you leading me to???

How are you guiding me to my Highest Potential???

What do you have for me???

I SURRENDER!!!

SHOW ME THE WAY!!!”

And once I said those words, I had this surreal experience where every cell in my being felt like it was dissolving and melting away:

• My Skin
• My Muscles
• My Bones

All of it dissolving and melting away …

Until there was nothing left but a ball of fire, a bundle of energy, deep inside my being.

And when I connected with that,

I realized that could never be taken away …

And that fire inside me is what will inspire others as I help them to connect with it within themselves.

So, you see,

Every uncontrollable situation that has taken away my dreams in my life,

Has only led to a larger platform to make a greater impact on more people.

And I have been able to persevere through this all because I have remained steadfast with the unwavering conviction that:

The Game is orchestrating all events to guide you to your Highest Potential.

I invite you to look at your game, and your Game of Life beyond,

And see how every seeming setback is actually …

Refining you into the athlete, the student, and the BEING …

You were born to be.

I wish you well on your journey of realizing the Game is orchestrating all events to guide you to your Highest Potential, and I look forward to seeing you next week.

Inspiring YOU every step of your way,

Kyle