Monday Mindset
– an uncommon approach to school, sports, and life –

Today’s Monday Mindset: Rise Above Complaints

Here’s your Monday Mindset. It’s pretty bright outside because of the snow all around me. Living in Canada, we get quite a bit of snow in the winter.

Speaking of snow, it’s something that I used to complain about when I was growing up because, quite simply, it made it pretty difficult to get outside and train for basketball.

In fact, just like my son has done, I had to clear off the court and then just grin and bear it as my fingers were freezing and practice outside in the winter, in the snow.

And so my thought for you today on this Monday Mindset is very simply to embrace the challenge of whatever it is that you feel like complaining about – put into practice the no complaining rule.

What I realized years later is that all the years I spent outside in difficult weather conditions training for basketball, actually grew my grit, my resilience, my perseverance. It tested my willpower, and my self discipline, and my commitment to basketball, and to training. And really, all those things helped make me the player I became.

So my challenge to you is whatever your circumstances, whatever challenge you face, put into practice the no complaining rule. And realize even your most difficult circumstances actually work for your good, actually help you in the long run even if it involves pain in the short-term.

So put into practice the no complaining rule today and embrace your situation, whatever it may be.