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Plant Grass, Pull Weeds

Mike Shady, February 28, 2022

When I bought my first house, my lawn was in disarray. I called a friend of mine who owns a lawn care company and he told me that the only thing I needed to do was plant grass. I asked him if I needed to pull the weeds and he said: “Just plant grass and be patient. Plant grass every day and trust that your process and consistent execution will get you the lawn you desire.”

This was great advice for life. Keep planting grass, keep bringing relentless positive energy with you wherever you go, and your consistency will kill off the weeds in your life and in your head.

If you don’t keep planting grass every day and if you give your mental weeds an inch, they will take a yard.

Plant grass to Win the Day!

Hard Work - "The Journey"

Mike Shady, February 25, 2022

Alabama football coach Nick Saban is the greatest college coach of all time. He knows that the secret to success is sustained, hard work on the process.

Saban said: "I'm tired of hearing all this talk from people who don't understand the process of hard wok - like little kids in the back seat asking "Are we there yet?" Get where you're going 1 mile marker at a time."

Steve Jobs, the late CEO of Apple said, "The journey is the reward, the destination is the disease."

What mountain are you climbing today?

What is the destination that most often distracts you from the journey and the day-to-day commitment to excellence necessary to get there?

The Journey is the Reward. Enjoy every moment!

Flush It!

Mike Shady, February 17, 2022

One of the only guarantees in life and in competition is that there will be challenge and struggle.

What do you do when you are in the middle of competition and adversity hits? Go to your release routine and “flush it!” As the baseball mental performance coach for Girard High School, I have a toilet bank that I put on the bench every day to remind my players of this life skill.

What do you do physically to help flush the mental?

Flush the moment to Win Your Day!

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Opportunity

Mike Shady, February 10, 2022

The obstacle you encounter is not just something that gets in your way. It’s an opportunity.

The less than expected bowling performance is not a poor performance but an opportunity for improvement.

This is not just another hour, another trip, another situation. It’s an opportunity to live with purpose, with effectiveness, with joy, gratitude, and love.

Whatever form it takes, see the opportunity. Take the opportunity to act, to speak, to learn, to improve, to understand.

Appreciate the opportunities and they return the favor. The more opportunities you make good use of, the more and better opportunities there will be.

What is your OPPORTUNITY today?

Win the Day with your Opportunity!

Setback Sets Up A Comeback

Mike Shady, February 9, 2022

Setbacks are a necessary exit on the road to success. Setbacks are nothing more than a setup for a comeback.

Failure is never final and failure is never fatal. It is how you bounce back from adversity that will determine the impact of your setback.

Thomas Edison saw each failed attempt at the light bulb as a successful attempt at what did not work. He was himself as a learner, not a loser.

Edison found valuable information in teach setback and used that information as motivation for a comeback.

What setback have you experienced recently where you can learn from the loss and use it as motivation and information to make you stronger in the future?

Today is the start of your COMEBACK.

WTD 1424!

The Importance of Thought

Mike Shady, February 8, 2022

Leadership guru John C. Maxwell offers four tips for successful thinking in his book How Successful People Think.

1. Everything begins with a thought. "Life consists of what a man is thinking about all day." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. What we think determines who we are. Who we are determines what we do. "The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts." - John Locke

3. Our thoughts determine our destiny. Our destiny determines our legacy. "You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrrow where your thoughts take you." - James Allen

4. People who get to the top think differently than others. "Nothing limits achievement like small thinking: nothing expands possibilities like unleashing thinking." - William A Ward.

As you THINK, so shall you become!

WTD 1424!

They Are Marvels

Mike Shady, May 28, 2020

You Have the Capacity for Anything

I came across this quote in my morning study and wanted to share this. If you have children, work and/or coach children it should stir up some emotion. I found it very powerful. Enjoy the quote...

"Each second we live in a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that never was before and will never be again. And what do we teach our children in school? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all of the world there is no other child exactly like you. In the millions of years that have passed there has never been another child like you... You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is like you, a marvel? You must cherish one another. You must work—we must all work—to make this world worthy of its children."

Source: Joys and Sorrows: Reflections by Pablo Casals

Go Win the Day!

Thought + Experience = Wisdom

Mike Shady, May 20, 2020

Diversity of Thought + Diversity of Experience = Powerful Wisdom

One of the greatest things in coaching is the different mindsets and philosophies of coaches. Whether the coach is younger or older each is unique in their coaching philosophies. The thoughts (mindset) and the number of years in the sport of coaching (experience) provide a gift to other coaches. The gift is WISDOM.

Some of my best learning moments are getting around other coaches and listen to their different ways of coaching the physical and mental game. It provides us coaches with added knowledge, different perspectives, and the result is becoming a better coach.

Develop a growth mindset and listen to the different coaching styles (diversity) and enjoy the different eras and cultures these instructors have coached (experience). All of this provides us coaches with POWERFUL WISDOM as we head out to coach our next player.

Look for Diversity and Win the Day!

Gratitude Practice

Mike Shady, May 19, 2020

Be Thankful

Gratitude practice has the ability to rewire your brain, which can improve your physical and mental well-being.

What does this mean for your athletic performance?

Beyond the benefits to your outlook, immune system, and sleep schedule, studies have documented the positive impact that gratitude can have on an athlete’s performance.

A method to practice gratitude is to spend 10 minutes a day meditating, but instead of clearing your mind, focus on holding a positive thought or something you’re grateful for in the front of your mind. Examine how it makes you feel, how it improves your life, and what forces you have to thank for it.

It might feel silly at first, but over time, cultivating a practice of gratitude will improve not only your physical and mental well-being but your athletic performance as well.

Be Thankful To Win Your Day!

Invest In Your Time

Mike Shady, May 19, 2020

Return On Your Investment

Investing Your Time and Not Spending Your Time are complete opposites. If you spend money, that amount of money is gone. If you invest money, that money will get a return on that investment.

Many people/athletes are like mice on a wheel. They keep running in circles and never get anywhere. The lack of investing your time wisely will not get you where you want to be one day.

Moving from spending to investing your time will provide you with the presence necessary to perform your best today, the next day, the next day.......

Invest To Win Your Day!

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