Expectations
December 2nd, 2007 Posted in Life IssuesI watched the Missouri-Oklahoma football game on Dec 1st. Other than the obvious high level of play from both teams, the thing that struck me most was the sideline shots of both teams, coaches and players. The body language images were of one team confident they were going to win and the other was a team showing frustration that things weren’t going as desired or expected, setbacks were very large in their minds. Missouri may have believed they were the better team but Oklahoma had fewer doubts they were the better team and they played that way.
Everything we do is influenced if not controlled by our beliefs. If we believe we can do something we also need to be prepared for the eventual setback that tests our belief. It is how we handle the tests that ultimately determines our long term success.–Greg
