I am currently reading John Calipari’s book, Bounce Back, and despite what Bobby Knight recently said, it has some great stuff in it for “Overcoming Setbacks to Succeed in Business and in Life”. A recurring theme in the book is that “someone else almost always has it worse off than you.” If you have access to the Internet and are reading this blog, chances are that you have life’s basic needs taken care of. What about those who don’t? Is your situation really that bad?
Maybe you have gone through something like this before. Is it a relationship that recently ended, a big game that you just lost or maybe a loved one has passed away? If it’s a recurring situation figure out why it keeps happening and make a change to how you approach it. If it’s something out of your control, try as best you can to, step back and look at the big picture. Whatever happened it has surely happened to someone before, it’s happening to you now and it will happen again in the future. I would be ignorant to suggest that whatever event has happened does not hurt you deeply and that it should be easy to move on with your life.
With most people having the opportunity to spend time with their family in the next few days, please take the time to let them know that you care. People who truly love you don’t come around that often. Don’t take them for granted. Sometimes the best gift you can give someone for Christmas is letting them know how much you care.
I have actually being going through a personal setback and it’s a coincidence that I am reading his book at this very same time. I have tried to make changes that I thought I could, but have finally realized that it is out of my control. It’s now time to take a step back and look at the big picture. To not dwell on what has happened, but to learn from the past and prepare for my future. I challenge you to do the same if you have recently experienced a setback in your life. Like Coach Cal says, “Enough Already! You’ve Wasted Enough Time Under Those Covers!”
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The founder of Mike Lee Basketball Services (formerly Playmakers Basketball), Mike is known throughout the country for individual player skill development. He has been a speaker at several events and has also recently authored several instructional workout DVDs, which will be released over the next year. Titles out right now include, 25 Killer Scoring Moves, Secrets of Unstoppable Guard Play and Secrets of Unstoppable Shooting. Since 2006 Mike Lee Basketball has trained over 3,600 boys and girls through their skill development programs. Dozens of players that Mike has worked with have gone on to play collegiate basketball, some at the NCAA DI level. In addition to his own basketball services, Mike is a Nike Girls Skills Trainer and a member of the Nike sponsored, Ganon Baker Basketball.
From 2001-2006, Mike participated as a player and assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. During the fall of 2006 he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Coach K and Duke University Leadership Conference in Durham, NC. In December of 2006 he graduated from the University of Wiconsin-Stout with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a self-planned concentration in Basketball Entrepreneurship.
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