LESSONS FROM ROGER FEDERER
Hard to believe but Roger Federer, the nice guy of tennis, has his haters “out there”. During the past 5 years without success in the majors and a long six-month layoff last year he had many people writing him off and saying he was past it. Well it seems someone forget to tell Roger that! On Sunday, he won his eighth Wimbledon (without dropping a set in any game and becoming the third eldest male to achieve that feat) and has now won an incredible 19 majors in his illustrious career. I find it disappointing and sad to find commentators who were writing publicly on the reasons why (they reckoned) he could never again hold that trophy. Surely there is so much else they could focus on? Why did they work so hard to actively drag down a bloke who, besides being an outstanding champion already, was just doing what he loves and trying to be the best he can be. Why wouldn’t they, instead, celebrate the incredible guy he is and wish him success? My mum used to tell us that “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all”. That might be a bit simple but I think many of our media “leaders” and other in the community could learn from that advice.
In the post-match interview Federer said, “It’s just belief to achieve such heights, I wasn’t sure if I was going to be here again after last year. I’ve had some tough finals. I always believed I could come back here again. I kept believing and dreaming and here I am today.”
The power of our mind to focus on and deliver what we want is awesome yet most people never learn how to think effectively and so spend their days in a mental prison created by the flawed “thinking” of others’ opinions and beliefs. Federer’s five words post-match are great advice – “I kept believing and dreaming”.
New York Times best-selling author – Tony Robbins
I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment and life’s greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.
THINKING INTO RESULTS
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If you really want to make a change in your life, you need to go deeper. If you want different results, you need to ignite change at the level where your results are created in the first place. You need to change your mind.
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“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs grams while regret weighs tonnes.”
– Jim Rohn
Knowing V Doing
There is an enormous difference between what most know and what they do. So much of our schooling rewards remembering information but less often applying it to get results. Bob Proctor points out that in almost every case “without any further study, people can improve their performance & enjoy greater results with what they already know.” Knowing won’t change behavior. Our paradigms held in the sub-conscious cause our behavior. That’s the place to work when you wish to achieve permanent change.
