#BaxtersBuzz
As I look at NBA training camps and the regular season approaching, players talk about having a "new focus," and "being in the best shape of their life," I can't help but become skeptical. What exactly are you doing with millions in your pockets that you weren't doing when you were broke? Typically, the last year of their contract (they year before a team can commit NEW millions to them) is when you really see players go all out. I'm in sales and we're measured on a monthly basis. We are given our numbers compared to our goals and we're given advice on how to improve. We don't have "contract years," but in many sales environments any month, quarter, or year can be your last. How should we respond to that type of pressure?
Folks want to start their new diets (or any sort of plans) at the beginning of the week or month.....or YEAR! We're always looking to buy ourselves more time. The future is NOW. Look behind you, but don't look for too long. Life is whizzing by you. Whatever goals you have, start on them today. The past is full of procrastination and regret. Don't let history repeat itself. Learn from the past, but don't live there. There's so much life ahead of you and so many blessings waiting. Things that are in the history books can't be changed (unless you're the government, but that's another story altogether). Each day we start, we're given a new pen to write our story. Don't let that pen dry out while you stare at pages that have already been written.
As I look at NBA training camps and the regular season approaching, players talk about having a "new focus," and "being in the best shape of their life," I can't help but become skeptical. What exactly are you doing with millions in your pockets that you weren't doing when you were broke? Typically, the last year of their contract (they year before a team can commit NEW millions to them) is when you really see players go all out. I'm in sales and we're measured on a monthly basis. We are given our numbers compared to our goals and we're given advice on how to improve. We don't have "contract years," but in many sales environments any month, quarter, or year can be your last. How should we respond to that type of pressure?
Folks want to start their new diets (or any sort of plans) at the beginning of the week or month.....or YEAR! We're always looking to buy ourselves more time. The future is NOW. Look behind you, but don't look for too long. Life is whizzing by you. Whatever goals you have, start on them today. The past is full of procrastination and regret. Don't let history repeat itself. Learn from the past, but don't live there. There's so much life ahead of you and so many blessings waiting. Things that are in the history books can't be changed (unless you're the government, but that's another story altogether). Each day we start, we're given a new pen to write our story. Don't let that pen dry out while you stare at pages that have already been written.
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