Why Such Low Expectations?
by A thought that has been on my mind of why people this day and age have such low expectations of themselves. Always settling to do the easiest things and avoid every hard thing that comes our way.
I have a passion for the game of basketball. I have dreamed of being a D-1 coach ever since I was a little kid. the last few summers I have had the great privilege of working several basketball camps with some of the greatest programs and coaches in the country. I’ve coached at Minnesota with Tubby Smith, Wisconsin with Bo Ryan, Kansas with Bill Self, Marquette with Buzz Williams, Green Bay with Matt Bollant, and Five-Star Camp with Tony Bergeron. Through those experiences I learned that being a coach at that level takes great responsibility, work ethic, desire, determination, passion, and balance. When it comes to basketball I have those. But not when it comes to school. Ugh, no. Very rarely do I posses those characterisitcs when it comes to school, sad to say. And thats what eats at me every day.
I have a girlfriend and I am seriously thinking and talking about engagement and marriage. And everything seems so perfect right now. But since I’ve had this thought of low expectations on my mind, I’ve started to think about the ‘real’ future. Bills, student loans, her student loans, wedding, kids, and the list goes on and on. It stopped me dead in my tracks. I need to do hard things. I need to get a persistent mind set of high expectations for myself if I ever want things to be perfect for us. I want to give her everything and that is a high expectation. Big dreams come with big challenges. I have big dreams, but I’m only starting to see the big challenges. Will I be ready? Will I have what it takes to overcome them? If I rely on God, my Savior, and expect great things from Him, I believe I will have what it takes. Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God. I’m looking forward to where this mentality will get me and where it will benefit you as you read this. I know it wasn’t much, but I hope that you will realize that you need to do hard things. Stop settling for so little and start meeting high expectations! I highly recommend that you buy the book Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris, it will be a great purchase for you or your teenager! God Bless!!
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