HOW TO MINE FOR YOUR DIAMONDS

The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary.

This episode contains an exploration into reflective thinking. It educates the student-athlete on how to mine for diamonds. Three key terms are:

• Hindsight                                                                                    
• Insight
• Foresight

Some of the most common cliches are illustrated in this presentation:

1. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
2. Pressure busts pipes but it also forms diamonds

These are just a few cliches that illustrate the concept of POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH.

Post Traumatic Growth is centered around the idea that human beings can be changed by their encounters with life challenges in radically positive ways.

The student-athlete must consummately strive for physical, emotional, and spiritual alignment.

HOW TO EMBRACE THE LESSONS OF REFLECTIVE THINKING…

1. Set Aside Time For Reflection
2. Remove Yourself From Distractions
3. Regularly Review Your Journal Or Calendar
4. Ask The Right Questions
5. Cement Your Learning Through Action

THINKING QUESTION: 

   Am I regularly revisiting the past to gain a true perspective?

   Am I thinking with understanding?

“To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.”

– Jules Henri Poincare