Michael Jordan, considered the greatest basketball player in history, once said, “If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” This quote portrays the mindset Jordan had while he was struggling to achieve his dreams. The effectiveness of his mindset proved that we can turn it into a powerful weapon that will help us excel in life. Michael Jordan had a positive mindset. He didn’t give up after failing the first time. He kept trying to get where he wanted. His mindset defined him, much like how our mindsets define us. Whether we are optimistic or pessimistic, it plays a huge role in our journeys. Someone who is pessimistic may never achieve his dreams because he constantly doubts himself. He believes that he will constantly fail. Those who have gained success embrace failure because that is what makes them stronger and smarter the next time they work toward their goal. Our mindset is what defines our success because it is what will make us work hard and put an effort into achieving our dreams, no matter how many failures come first.
Every single one of us is unique in our own way. We each have our own set of beliefs and that is what makes us different from one another. We think and process ideas differently. There isn’t one specific mindset that all of us can have that will make us successful. It is more about deciding what we can change to better ourselves. The way we act in different situations portrays how our minds work in different ways. It can be related to the fight or flight response, where some people may...
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...eir own sports, and it has helped an innumerable amount of people who either play sports or do anything else.
In retrospect, our mindset greatly defines who we are. Whether we want to make an effort toward achieving our goals or not, our mindset makes us do that. Michael Jordan didn’t stop trying until he achieved his goal, no matter how many failures he went through. He could accept failure, but he couldn’t accept not trying. Failure helped him become more successful, just like it has helped many others such as Tom Brady. Brady learned from his mistakes and became better at his job. These examples show us that our mindset can completely change our lives if we let it. If we change certain parts of our mindset such as being positive, accepting failure, and doing nothing less than hard work, then we can all become successful in whatever path we want to take.
Many people believe that a growth mindset helps you be more successful other than a fixed mindset. However, in her book Mindset, Carol Dweck explains, that if you fail at something but you want to do better and you keep practicing and trying and develop that skill you will be successful . in the book Dweck gives an example of Michael jordan and how he got cut off a varsity team .Micheal practice everyday working hard on his shots , eventually got put back on the team and became the biggest basketball player there is . Dweck states, “He constantly worked on his weaknesses- his defensive game and his ball handling and shooting.” He also states ,”Former Bulls assistant coach John Bach called him “a genius who constantly wants to upgrade his
Athletes in times of difficulty can be important role models.” This shows that sports are in fact helpful because they can grow children into being important role models for the rest of society. Studies have shown time and time again that playing sports can be beneficial to children and we also believe this to be true. Many people still think that sports cause “too many injuries”, or coaches “are not fair enough”, but adolescents will experience these things all throughout their lives because injury can happen anywhere and they will not always be the best at what they are doing. Sports are beneficial to the youth because they can teach children and teens important life skills, help them maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle, all while improving their mental health.
Everyone wants to get better at something, but some want it more than others. In “How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium”, the narrator wants to get better at basketball, so he wakes up everyday at 4:30 to go with his dad to his work. Everyday, the narrator would wait 3 hours in his dad’s car until the gym opened, only to sit on the bench and watch the other men play basketball. Finally, one of the best players, Dante, tells the narrator he can play but he’ll get “smoked”. However, the narrator proved him wrong. The narrator learns that if you persevere, work hard, and have confidence, your dreams may come true. In How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place
The famous retired basketball player Michael Jordan sees eye to eye with Gladwell vision of success. According to Michael Jordan “ I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career.I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 Times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again that is why I succeed.” by using facts and figures Michael Jordan highlights all his failures and how he grew from them and that to get to success you need work and
“Forget your past, your customs, your ideals. Select a goal and pursue it with all your might. You will experience a bad time but sooner or later you will achieve your goal. A bit of advice for you: do not take a moment’s rest.” I like this specific phrase, because it encourages me to pursue my dreams even if I encounter failure. In my opinion, in the past when poor people from a different place immigrate starting a new life. They needed sense of motivation and they encounter different situation where they wanted to give up and some of them persisted.
Dr. Dweck’s book Mindset focuses on her research on how a person’s beliefs help shape the success in their life. Each of us have a mindset that is either a growth mindset or a fixed mindset. Our mindset influences how we face challenges, bounce back from setbacks and our tendency to stereotype others.
“I always hope for the best in every situation and do everything in my power to make it happen.”(Willis) Her response shows that hoping for the best and trying as hard as possible brings success for most. Willis responded with the following about others success with this quote. “It helps them strive to make things better.”(Willis) This shows that Willis believes that hoping for the best can help others strive to make everything better. Willis believes the biggest obstruction to success is the following. “The biggest obstruction was learning to let go of the hurt in my past and learning to use it to better myself and achieve my dreams.”(Willis) This response shows that past failures can be the best fuel for future
It is not uncommon to hear a professional football player coming back from an injury stronger than they were before; this is the mindset of overcoming adversity in failure. The idea that just because one can not do it now does not mean everything is over. “Failure is the only thing that leads one to success” (Stackvids). Through failure one rebuilds to become stronger. Overcoming adversity in all aspects is not easy; people go into a fight or flight state of mindset. It is easy to cut one's losses and do something else but even harder to fight through it. “This fact alone separates the 256 that make it and the 15,332 that do not”(Hilton).
Of course, people need to be talented to play basketball; unfortunately, if they don’t have the right attitude then they aren’t going to reach their fullest potential. Maxwell provides the reader with an immense amount of personal stories to try and prove his point. It makes a person think about all of the times when they had something like that happen to them; in other words, it puts it in perspective for them. Maxwell wants people to read this book and be able to recognize how an individuals' attitude can impact their performance. Maxwell discussed how a person’s attitude can determine their success or failure and how their attitude can turn problems into blessings. He also talked about how using his four principles can lead a person to a road toward their growing potential. With the four principles being concentrate on one main goal, concentrate on continual improvement, forget the past, and to focus on the future. Lastly, what shapes a person’s personality has the ability to influence a person’s attitude. The topics that I found the most relatable are our physical appearance to others, marriage, family, and a person’s job can affect
Paying close attention to what Jordan was saying during his interviews, I became more and more inspired to keep on practicing. One of the most memorable quotes by Jordan that he said in that video was, “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.” this quote has been my motivation each time i’ve failed to do something. After the video, I was eager to go and practice even more.
Have you finally reached a point in your professional life, where you want to start a home business and get out of the rat race for good? If you answered yes, then you need to conquer getting over the wrong employee mindset and instead adopt a millionaire mindset. The right mindset can be the difference between success and failure when attempting to start an Internet business. Each successful entrepreneur that has created a business online, has the right mindset.
“ Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” The american writer and lecturer that said that quote was Dale Carnegie. I am an example of the quote, because whenever other people think that there is no hope, and that there is no way that they will succeed, then I prove them wrong. Everyday I try to prove everyone wrong by showing them that there is a way, that there is a way out, and that there is always at least one way out of whatever situation that they might be stuck in. Always trying my hardest is what makes me a good student, and it gets me good grades. Trying my best, trying my hardest, using all of my effort, focusing and staying on task, and doing what I am supposed to be doing, is what makes me a good student, and all of those things that I do, make me a successful person. I think that when Dale Carnegie was creating the quote, he was thinking about how much determination he had, and how much determination other people in his community has, and how much his family had. Dale Carnegie was trying to relate himself to the quote that he created. I know that I can relate to his quote in many different ways. I now know that not only do I relate to Dale Carnegie’s quote, but my family members relate to Dale Carnegie’s quote as well. We all should try our best and prove to each other that there are millions of different ways to complete your goals, and succeeding at anything. I always do what I can, so what I think is not possible, I can make it possible. I now believe that anyone, anywhere, can do what they want in life, and I’ve learned that because of Dale Carnegie’s
In a fixed mindset, people trust their prime abilities, like their intelligence or talent, are solely fixed qualities. They devote their time authenticating their intelligence or talent instead of improving them. Individuals also rely on that their talent alone produces success, without effort. They’re mistaken. In a growth mindset, individuals trust that their most undeveloped skills can be developed through perseverance and hard work, talent and brains are just the preliminary point. This outlook generates a love for learning and a flexibility that is vital for great achievements. Essentially all great people have had these potentials and qualities..
This was the lesson I learnt from my father, an unceasing learner and a person who would never give up no matter how many and how difficult the obstacles may be. Having understood from him that success is a moving target, the years of my life with my family have inculcated in me a desire to achieve perfection.
In conclusion, it is explicit that sports is a positive influence on athletes, spectators and the world as a whole as it teaches imperative life lessons as well as allows its participants to experience enjoyment, fulfilment and gratification. As mentioned previously sports enables its players to bring out the best in others and create unity amongst groups as team work is so essential. This highlights the views I have in conjunction with the views of Joe Humphrey.