When Ted Williams, whom many consider to be the greatest
hitter of all time, retired from baseball he had a lifetime batting
average of .344. He hit the ball and got on base over 3 out of
every 10 times at bat. This could be looked at two different
ways. Either he blew it 70% of the time, or he succeeded 30%
of the time. Baseball sees 30% of the time as a winning
statistic. Aren’t you glad that pilots and surgeons do not have
the same standard of 30% accuracy?
In the process of greatness there are many losses along the
way. Failure is part of the process of becoming. Where there
has been no adversity there can be no development.
The good news is how you handle your feelings and emotions
is totally within your control.
Your brain is in service to your mind just as your mind is in
service to you. By all means use your brain to study and learn
so you can thrive academically and professionally. But you
must also develop the mind so you can grow in character and
spirit.
What should you do first in order to train your mind? Yes, you
can train your mind just like you train your body. Here are a
few recommendations:
1. Guard the threshold of your mind- This may be a
doctrine you are not familiar with. Think about it-
Shouldn’t you go out of your way to protect your mind
from trash, harmful, unproductive and detrimental input?
Don’t you need your mind to be in service to your body,
so you can perform at a high level? Have you ever even
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