REBOUND FOR SUCCESS: Getting the Shots You Want (Step 2 or 3)

STEP 2: REMOVE THE OBSTACLES / Who or What's in Your Way?
Insert your favorite person’s (living or dead) right here. Now, take inventory of why that person is your favorite and look at their path. See anything Intriguing? Humbling? Inspiring? Are their obstacles similar to yours? Just as easily as you’ve been blessed with gifts, you’ve been even more blessed with obstacles. Don’t worry, this is not a typo. Obstacles are blessings no matter how vicious and insurmountable they seem, especially when the plot thickens and every teammate, opponent, referee and coach has raised their level. In order to get the shots that you want you have to REMOVE OBSTACLES. Believe or not, your blessings are waiting for you on the other side. There's a lot to be said about a person who is able to get the shots they want to get in this lifetime even when it seems that odds are stacked against them. Believe it or not, obstacles aren’t moved without identification or an itinerary.

IDENTIFICATION: I want to you think about the last goal you set and failed to reach. Now, Identify the obstacle(s). Whatever the obstacle, either you saw it coming and passed the ball or you didn’t see it coming at all and got your shot blocked. As you attempt to clear a path to get the shots you want you have to look at who or what intends on impeding your progress. Once the obstacle is identified let your teammates know if you need them to clear out or set a screen. Clearing out let’s your teammates know that you are fully capable of getting whatever shot you want, you simply need their moral support & trust , while calling for a screen allows you ask more specifically for what you need in terms of their physical support to help you get an open shot.

INTINERARY: Daily you show up to the court to play. Most times you’re late because you haven’t set a time to show up. You often just pick up the ball and start dribbling with minimal tenacity, zero passion, zero focus and expect to get the shots you want. You have no warm-up, no practice plan, no workout regimen and you expect your raw talent to provide a breakthrough. Ultimately when it’s game time you find yourself complaining to the ref about missed calls or blaming your teammates when things go wrong. Ultimately, the biggest OBSTACLE is YOU. Sometimes you get in your own way by not thinking this game or planning to play through it. You fail to plan then expect and demand great things from yourself and your teammates. REMOVING OBSTACLES requires that you thoroughly conduct a scouting report so that you know what lies ahead so that your practice and preparation creates a behavior of relentless pursuit of getting the shots that you want. It requires intense visualization, a detailed practice plan, and a work ethic that doesn’t allow you leave the gym satisfied, but hungrier than you were the day before.

WHO OR WHAT IS IN YOUR WAY?

REBOUND.RESET.RELEASE.