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The beauty of being human is that we are born to learn, develop, grow, and get better every single day. At every moment, our brains are developing more fully—we are learning more every second. It’s a natural human state to be changing a little bit every day. By making the decision to change our actions and responses a little bit in the right way every day, we are guaranteed to become a better player and more confident playing the game of life, which means that we will inevitably taste success more regularly.

SUPERCHARGE THE MOMENTUM OF POSITIVE CHANGE—JUST AS A FAST-MOVING PUCK HAS MORE MOMENTUM WHEN IT’S HIT WITH TWICE THE POWER.

Here is an awesome piece of advice that has helped my players find the strength to stand up and be strong. A great guy in my village passed it on to me many years ago. Now I live my life by this advice, and it has helped my players develop their own sense of personal power.

Wilf Bennett is a hardworking man who has a great perspective on people. A former bull rider and author, he shared with me these words, based on an old proverb: “There are three kinds of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who ask, ‘What happened?’” What a way to sort out those who step up when they mess up, those who talk about stepping up, and those who never step up!