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EXPECTATIONS KEEP US FROM ENJOYING THE BIG MOMENTS
Published Dec. 10th, 2018
About a 3 minute read
Remember the days our kids were really young, like just after they were first born! They were so precious, right? They just laid there, not being able to do hardly anything except sleep, cry, eat, and poop! Basically helpless, we never expected anything of them. In fact, we would be ecstatic, jumping for joy, when their eyes actually looked at you. And WOW, we would go ballistic when they started smiling.
Then they would begin to make sounds, lift their head, rolled over, crawl, stand up (with help), stand up (without help), fall down, and stand up again. You would encourage them to try again and finally, they took their first steps and started wobbling, I mean walking! WOW!
BIG VIDEO MOMENT!
EXCITEMENT!
ENCOURAGEMENT!
PRAISE!
SHARED NEWS!
PRIDE!
JOY!
They gave us SO much surprise and SO much happiness and SO much enjoyment!
Why was that?
WE HAD NO EXPECTATIONS OF THEM!
What’s changed?
Now, we have so many expectations of them...and they do too!
All of these expectations steal our (and their) joy in the moments! So, instead of feeling anxious, worried, disappointed, frustrated, impatient, bored, discouraged, embarrassed, and yes even angry, remove these many expectations that you can’t control anyway. The expectations that are stealing your joy (and peace) in all the precious moments!
When they’re practicing or competing in a tournament, remember… they’re learning to play the GAME of tennis and they’re going through all the necessary steps needed to successfully compete and perform their best!
Just like they did when they were so young and first learning to walk.
If we can release our expectations and let go of the things that we can’t control we can learn to fully enjoy every aspect of our children’s playing.
Until Next Time,
Tim
Complete Performance by Mattek (CP) is a company founded by Tim and his two sons that is dedicated to the training and development of junior athletes. CP is leading the tennis industry in helping young players overcome mental barriers, execute at a high level consistently, and develop as a player as well as a person. To find out more click here.
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