How Often Do You Make 'HAIL MARY' Shots ?

How Often Do You Make 'HAIL MARY' Shots ?

Happy Monday folks.  So sorry this piece is not about the NBA and certainly not about basketball.  Instead, we'd like to circle around 'HAIL MARY' shots.  What are these anyway?  'HAIL MARY' shots are those times in our life when we attempt to achieve something despite the cards and odds being all stacked against us.  And that happens quite often be in life or even in basketball.

Quick pulse check.  Are you a delicate, fragile porcelain doll ?  Are u barely able to scrape just enough ?  Do quickly have a pulse check.  And do quickly realize that challenges and threats are not the same even if the magnitude of the problem is the same.  And instead of avoiding problems, it's better to find the dragon in its lair instead of waiting for it to devour you and if you find the dragon in its lair, you might find it's still a baby instead of a full-fledged bloody monster.      

At work, in school or even in a competitive game, the name of the game is GRIND GRIND GRIND.  If you're running your life at a pace less than the GRIND GRIND GRIND pace, then those are tell-tale signs that we may end up again catching up and end up with "HAIL MARY" shots.

So, this leads us back to the question, how can we avoid taking "HAIL MARY" shots since a lot of those shots are 'desperation' shots, if you may.  It's not that a steep goal to be ahead of the pack.  All we need is to take that first big stride right at the start.  And challenge yourself, can you pick up the slack when things aren't  going your way, you don't want to wait till things start to fall apart.  When you're in a train hurtling down the tracks, you'll end up with "HAIL MARY" shots all over again.

Thing is, miracles do happen in life.  At times, luck comes into our life but those are very much far and few in between.  What's needed is the sheer determination of each soul to really pour it out and push himself to the limits.  There has to be an unrelenting pursuit, that attitude that will take you to reach that next level and way beyond.  

Going back to mathematics, the equation of BREAKTHROUGH is equals to 90% WORK + 10% FIGHT.  A BREAKTHROUGH is NOT the X's and O's.  It's a mental toughness.  Just STOP downgrading your dream to feed your reality.  Start upgrading your conviction to match your destiny.  To achieve your dreams, you need to keep going, keep chasing.  True, it's difficult to follow your dreams but it's worse if you don't.  You need to find a way to build your own dream.  Else, someone else will hire you to build theirs.  Are you still keen to clinging on to the flickering hopes of those "HAIL MARY" shots ??? ❎❎❎