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A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat. “I’m the greatest hitter in the world,” he announced. Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed. “Strike One!” he yelled.

Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again, “I’m the greatest hitter in the world!” He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he swung again and missed. “Strike Two!” he cried out.

The boy then paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. He spit on his hands and rubbed them together. He straightened his cap and said once more, “I’m the greatest hitter in the world!” Again he tossed the ball up in the air and swung at it. He missed. “Strike Three!”

“Wow!” he exclaimed… “I’m the greatest pitcher in the world!!”

I wish I could do that. Nothing had changed but suddenly the boy started seeing it differently. He never gave up on himself like most people would have. I don’t know what became of that boy but there are plenty more young ones who missed making an impression with their talents when they were young and/or at the beginning of their careers.

Issac Newton did poorly in grade school and was considered “unpromising.” When Thomas Edison was a youngster, his teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything. He was counseled to go into a field where he might succeed by virtue of his pleasant personality. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. A newspaper editor fired Walt Disney because he “lacked imagination and had no original ideas.” Winston Churchill failed the 6th grade and had to repeat it because he did not complete the tests that were required for promotion. And this list goes on and on. They all never gave up on themselves! Neither should any of us.

Just want to leave a thought this morning that really encourages me and hope it encourages you too.

Your Thinking decides what you Believe.
Your Belief decides your Expectations.
Your Expectations decides your Attitude.
Your Attitude decides your Behavior.
Your Behaviour decides your Life.

T BE ABL, that’s how I remember it. Thinking-Belief-Expectations-Attitude-Behavior-Life! To BE ABLe!!

Evaluate what and how and why you think that way you think, because, it decides your destiny especially when it is about yourself, it decides your life.

Tags: , Attitude, Behavior, Belief, Expectations, give up, hitter, Issac Newton, life, Michael Jordan, pitcher, strike, thinking, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, Winston Churchill

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