<Winning Moment> Finding Value In A Set-Back
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Hello Team,
I travelled back to Wales 🏴for Christmas, I was like a child soo excited to see my family, and catch up with friends.
Usually when I get back, it’s a flying visit and I don’t get the opportunity to connect with as many people I would like to.
This time it would be different as I would be back for two weeks.
Perfect, enough time to catch up with those I haven’t seen in years.
When I go back to Wales it’s like I never left even though I’ve been away for twenty years,
It still continues to have a special hold over me.
Before we left, my daughter became sick with the flu.
Before we knew it, the flu was attacking us all.
Sharing is caring as they say :) and we all know man flu is the worst 😆
Those were my plans smashed to bits. "Everyone has a plan until they get punched 🥊in the mouth." as Mike Tyson said.
The reality was I was feeling pretty rough and I couldn’t do the things I had set out to do. GUTTED!
Rugbys first principle of play in an attack - gain possession of the ball 🏉
The opposition (flu) had hold of the ball.
It is what it is…
⏰ time to take 💯% responsibility for my situation, and get the ball back.
After all, it’s a bend in the road, not the end of the road…
Practice what I preach.
There is always VALUE that we can extract from any experience.
In my example:
💡What can I gain from this experience that could cause me to bounce-back better?
🎁 I could think about how lucky I am to be here with my family, with a roof over my head, warm at home with good food.
- Many are not and are suffering all over the world!
🎁 I could invest my time in being present with my family the best I could, and treasure our time together.
- Rather than think about what I should be doing, or what I’m not doing!
🎁 I could invest in getting better at a few daily fundamentals; sleep and hydration to accelerate my recovery.
- Or be choosing was makes me feel good in the moment, but slows down for halts my recovery!
🎁 I could work on being patient and showing world class respect for myself (tough one for me).
- Rather than beat myself up about being weak!
🎁 I could experiment to create a best practice of how to bounce back to full wellness from the flu.
- Rather than figure it out next time!
🎁 I could invest some time in looking back at the memories over the year and upgrade my vision for the future.
- Rather than forget all about them and use them like a tick box ✅ NEXT!
The above would cause me to be more grounded, thankful, present and optimistic about my future. 🙏🏻
Thank you flu for the gift 🎁 of helping me become a better human being 🤝
If in the future if you get a set-back, please use it as an opportunity for a set-up to your UNIQUE WINNING COMEBACK 🚀
We need you creating your unique ripple in the World.
🚦It all starts with a question…
💡What can you gain from this experience that would cause you to bounce-back better?
Here’s to you bouncing-back better…..
In your corner
Coach Damian
P.S I tried to bounce back a little too quick and the flu came back for a second attack. Still learning, and being imperfect; one day at a time