The Importance of Effort
Regardless of the sport you are playing, every coach emphasizes one idea more than any other: the importance of effort. In sports, although being a skilled player can go a long way, the ability to always approach the game with the greatest amount of effort and the most amount of work put in will enable you to succeed above all others. If you are always willing to put in more work than everyone around you and always willing to put forth your full ability, there will be no stopping you. It is amazing how much this lesson is relevant in every aspect of life. Particularly for the working world, if you come to your job every day ready to be gung-ho and hard working, you are practically guaranteed to succeed more than those who are unenthusiastic and only willing to do the bare minimum. Even if you are new to a particular field and still unused to and inexperienced with what you are doing, if you are willing to put in effort, you will find yourself quickly adapting and becoming more and more successful as the days go by.
Never Give Up
In sports, there are always ups and downs. You are always guaranteed to lose sometimes, whether it be a simple meaningless game or a season championship. The key is to never let these losses come in your way of recovery and understanding that you will always have another chance at success. Some loses are tough to handle, but if you approach them with the mindset that next time you will only work harder, eventually you will succeed. When I was thirteen my team lost our league championship game by one goal and it was devastating, but after another year of improvement and working even harder than before, we recovered and won the championship in the next season. This same concept should be applied in the working world. You have to understand that you will not always succeed. Everybody has rough days where they can only feel failure, but if you decide to use that as a means to better yourself, then eventually you will triumph. No great person has ever succeeded on the first try, but rather has failed over and over again and simply decided to never give up, and in doing so, was able to finally achieve their goals. Take this lesson with you and you will never let failure put you down again.
Written by Nick Giordano
