I want to say really quick that a few week’s ago I made an erroneous assumption regarding Joe Paterno. Joe is/was viewed as a God to some PA people, and I even said that I thought he was a good coach. The key word, “was” is past tense if you notice. I don’t care how legendary he is, there is no excuse to look the other way when such heinous crimes are reported to you. Maybe Coach Paterno was part of the cover-up. We may never know. State College football program is a mess, and rumors/allegations make Ohio State’s payments and tattoo scandal look like minor infractions.
Sara Reynolds, twitter.com/#!/Buckeyefan17, happens to have some good quotes that represent some Ohio State Buckeye success:
“I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end”. -Woody Hayes
I have to believe that he is right, that is what I believe, and in the end everything works out. Why is that? Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, and I’ll tell mine in this group; whether you oppose or coincide with my ideas is up to you. God has the master plan for our lives, and everything turns out perfect in His eyes. I believe it all is contingent on us putting forth our best effort, and that means we never stop trying in life.
Mr. Hayes was fired himself for giving the opposing team’s player a knuckle sandwich during a game. His episode was on television though, and everybody else could see it. The coaching pedestal is often one that falls trap to the ‘Sports Machine.’ Meaning some coaches put sports above God and family. In my life my top priorities are God and family/friends. Those of you who know me away from Facebook understand that sports play a huge role in my life, but I keep athletics in perspective. I feel being competitive in nature definitely makes a well rounded person, athletics are an easy example, but challenges that you set for yourself can be just as effective. In other words you don’t need to be a ball player to maintain a competitive spirit, and no matter your mental or physical inadequacies you can thrive on competition Another quote, as this week’s message has plenty:
“We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.”
I got this quote from my Dayton living friend, Chelsea (www.facebook.com/chelsea.e.donson.) Also her Facebook profile says she works as a server, at Roosters and attends Wright State University. I know several who go or went to that institution. The people you meet are affected by your interaction with them. Please remember that; you can change their reactions for a bit or for the long haul.
“The important thing is not to be bitter over life's disappointments.
Learn to let go of the past, and recognize that every day won't be sunny.
And when you find yourself lost in the darkness of despair, remember, it's only in the black of the night that you see the stars, and those stars lead you back home.” ~ Danielle
Danielle Nicole as she is known as on Facebook, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=503147521, lives in Lima, and the quote is kind of lengthy but relevant. Don’t live in anger because of failures, know that it happens, and see the good, make adjustments to the bad, and know that even in the darkest days trying your best will get you to where you want to be.
For me when I was in the hospital after I awoke from my coma (5.5 months in total) all I ever wanted to do was get home, I took Dad’s advice and did what the therapists told me, and after what seemed liked an eternity to me (actually a repetitive recovery considering my condition) I did come home. The same is true for outpatient therapy; all I wanted was for it to be over, but when I couldn’t talk clearly, move my body as it needed to be moved, or function so I could live normally it was tough but accepted that I could not be done. I listened to what therapists told me, like Dad said, and eventually ended outpatient rehab. Let’s get back to the quotes:
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”
Vince Lombardi
This quote comes from the page of a recent friend named Erin Mash, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1421250019 from Jackson Center. Every one of us needs to dig down and find your own will to succeed. My will to improve or wanting you to experience success means nothing; you have to believe that for yourself, but hopefully what I have to say or telling my experiences will help you apply things in your life.
I’ll leave you with some words of wisdom that I got from a Facebook friend, which I see as pertinent to closing this week:
“Nothing in this world that is worth having comes easy.”
That said, taking the easy route won’t mean much to you. Difficult tasks where you have to work to succeed are the rewarding ones. Taking candy from a baby is wrong, and practicing a tireless effort to achieve something is rewarding. The things that come easy are worthless and don’t bring gleam to your personality, but the opposite is true for something that requires effort.
Thank you so much for being my friend. If you suggest your friends for me that would really be great. Can you also please invite your friends to join my Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
11/1/2011 Royal Lamb Kortokrax Paterno James
Let’s say that you have a desire to have a closer relationship with a friend or grandparent. Now all four of my grandparents have already received their promotions, but I’ll use your ancestors as examples. I had a very close relationship with mine, and for that I am happy. If you desire a better relationship with any of your ancestors, relatives, or friends I have some simple suggestion for you after reading this week’s first quote:
"A year from now you may wish you had started today."
~Karen Lamb
I do have friends, some who live in other states (even foreign countries) that I would like to know better. If there is one of any number of intangibles that can happen (namely death or serious injury) to the person you want to know better and you’ve not met yet, Karen Lamb’s statement makes perfect sense. Procrastination was big in my academic life, but IO tried to account for it by telling myself that I worked best under pressure. My life took an abrupt turn five months before high school was over, and for a number of years after that I had to start tasks very early for it took awhile to get things done.
A lot of people think that unlikely outcomes that happen in school, sports, jobs, or anything in life occur because of luck, and they are partially right. But that word partially means that they are semi wring, too! I’ve investigated this carefully and ran across the following quote which says it like it is:
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Darrel Royal
Have you ever noticed that hard working folks who are dedicated and determined are the ones that fortunate things happen to? Good fortune, or luck as it’s commonly referred to as, occasionally happens, but more often than not good results come to those who work the hardest. By that hard work I mean those who do the preparation so they can reach their personal goals for success. However, success is not always measured by grades received, games won, or money made.
In my own personal opinion, I find luck actually accounts for only five percent of academic success. Intelligence in your genes not jeans means next to nothing. Because your parents, siblings, or cousins received excellent marks in certain subject areas at school holds little relevance to your chances in conquering the same subject when you were in school. Likewise poor scores by relatives do not doom your future. Don’t t fallback on family history to explain your grades in school. Now parents do hold a larger stake by creating an environment that applauds success and/or encourages hard work, but as individuals we determine our own happenings (once we reach the age of being able to do things for ourselves.)
Luck is often mislabeled as the reason for athletic success, too. Now in amateur athletics luck, I believe, is more prevalent than in the academic side of things. Athletes can only play high school and/or collegiate sports up to four years each, with that said the talent level changes accordingly. Talent level of the opposing team and yours therefore plays a more significant role in sports, but hard work plays a large role here, too. Some athletes were gifted at birth with skills beyond those of other children, but with hard work you can improve your shot or ball handling skills. Your team can congeal and work to play better as a unit, with practice and camaraderie Sometimes it takes a little more than luck and players to make a winning team.
Hard work is also a key characteristic of a successful coach. Ohio’s high school basketball coach with the most all-time wins is Dick Kortokrax. He is a friend of mine, and I catch much flack for that by people from every town in Putnam County, in Kalida. When Columbus Grove plays the team Kortokrax coaches I always root for my hometown Bulldogs, but I make a point of it to talk to Dick Kortokrax and that comes with demise from friends. I love basketball, though, and I’m proud to all coach K. my friend. Joe Paterno is like Kortokrax but in football at the Division I collegiate level.
Joe earned the all-time coaching wins leader on Saturday as Penn Sate won. I like to compare Dick and Joe. They both are elderly only Joe is older. Both of them are familiar with wins, believe in family, and exercise daily. Both of them need luck, as is the case with sports, and must have healthy players, but luck seems to come to those who are prepared.
Opportunity meets preparation in the job world too. Say you and your buddy are working your hardest and getting the same amount of work done in similar positions at the same place of business, but when the promotions come out there is only one in your department which your friend gets. The upper management may have had to roll the dice to determine who got the easier position and you lost. That is time where you need to seize the moment and work just as hard if not harder than before, because another promotion may come tomorrow or your buddy man not pan out in the new position. You need to be prepared when the situation presents itself.
How long is long enough to attempt the completion of a task? Let’s try to answer that with a quote:
"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task"
~William James
Don’t think that I am urging you to stop clinging to hope, because that is the initial appearance of this week’s final tidbit of information. Read carefully! First and foremost I’m saying that prayer is often the most beneficial, simplest, and cheapest thing that can be done, and to pray is having hope and/or trust in the Lord that everything will turn out for the best. It all comes down to having faith in God and whether you realize it or not; He comes through! As the Garth Brooks sings in his acclaimed song, some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
William James is basically saying that nothing is as tiring as pursuing, relentlessly; trials while not getting what is sought after. His quote gets easily misconstrued as trying is not a good idea because it’s exhausting, but what gets overlooked, as seen by the behaviors of many, is the quote is playing into the minds of its’ readers, because the human nature is to not want to struggle. Mr. James says that nothing fatigues a person like reoccurring attempts done while a task remains incomplete. Finish what you’re working on until the goal is attained, is what I’m urging.
Thank you so much for being my friend. If you suggest your friends for me that would really be great. Can you also please invite your friends to join my Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
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"A year from now you may wish you had started today."
~Karen Lamb
I do have friends, some who live in other states (even foreign countries) that I would like to know better. If there is one of any number of intangibles that can happen (namely death or serious injury) to the person you want to know better and you’ve not met yet, Karen Lamb’s statement makes perfect sense. Procrastination was big in my academic life, but IO tried to account for it by telling myself that I worked best under pressure. My life took an abrupt turn five months before high school was over, and for a number of years after that I had to start tasks very early for it took awhile to get things done.
A lot of people think that unlikely outcomes that happen in school, sports, jobs, or anything in life occur because of luck, and they are partially right. But that word partially means that they are semi wring, too! I’ve investigated this carefully and ran across the following quote which says it like it is:
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Darrel Royal
Have you ever noticed that hard working folks who are dedicated and determined are the ones that fortunate things happen to? Good fortune, or luck as it’s commonly referred to as, occasionally happens, but more often than not good results come to those who work the hardest. By that hard work I mean those who do the preparation so they can reach their personal goals for success. However, success is not always measured by grades received, games won, or money made.
In my own personal opinion, I find luck actually accounts for only five percent of academic success. Intelligence in your genes not jeans means next to nothing. Because your parents, siblings, or cousins received excellent marks in certain subject areas at school holds little relevance to your chances in conquering the same subject when you were in school. Likewise poor scores by relatives do not doom your future. Don’t t fallback on family history to explain your grades in school. Now parents do hold a larger stake by creating an environment that applauds success and/or encourages hard work, but as individuals we determine our own happenings (once we reach the age of being able to do things for ourselves.)
Luck is often mislabeled as the reason for athletic success, too. Now in amateur athletics luck, I believe, is more prevalent than in the academic side of things. Athletes can only play high school and/or collegiate sports up to four years each, with that said the talent level changes accordingly. Talent level of the opposing team and yours therefore plays a more significant role in sports, but hard work plays a large role here, too. Some athletes were gifted at birth with skills beyond those of other children, but with hard work you can improve your shot or ball handling skills. Your team can congeal and work to play better as a unit, with practice and camaraderie Sometimes it takes a little more than luck and players to make a winning team.
Hard work is also a key characteristic of a successful coach. Ohio’s high school basketball coach with the most all-time wins is Dick Kortokrax. He is a friend of mine, and I catch much flack for that by people from every town in Putnam County, in Kalida. When Columbus Grove plays the team Kortokrax coaches I always root for my hometown Bulldogs, but I make a point of it to talk to Dick Kortokrax and that comes with demise from friends. I love basketball, though, and I’m proud to all coach K. my friend. Joe Paterno is like Kortokrax but in football at the Division I collegiate level.
Joe earned the all-time coaching wins leader on Saturday as Penn Sate won. I like to compare Dick and Joe. They both are elderly only Joe is older. Both of them are familiar with wins, believe in family, and exercise daily. Both of them need luck, as is the case with sports, and must have healthy players, but luck seems to come to those who are prepared.
Opportunity meets preparation in the job world too. Say you and your buddy are working your hardest and getting the same amount of work done in similar positions at the same place of business, but when the promotions come out there is only one in your department which your friend gets. The upper management may have had to roll the dice to determine who got the easier position and you lost. That is time where you need to seize the moment and work just as hard if not harder than before, because another promotion may come tomorrow or your buddy man not pan out in the new position. You need to be prepared when the situation presents itself.
How long is long enough to attempt the completion of a task? Let’s try to answer that with a quote:
"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task"
~William James
Don’t think that I am urging you to stop clinging to hope, because that is the initial appearance of this week’s final tidbit of information. Read carefully! First and foremost I’m saying that prayer is often the most beneficial, simplest, and cheapest thing that can be done, and to pray is having hope and/or trust in the Lord that everything will turn out for the best. It all comes down to having faith in God and whether you realize it or not; He comes through! As the Garth Brooks sings in his acclaimed song, some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
William James is basically saying that nothing is as tiring as pursuing, relentlessly; trials while not getting what is sought after. His quote gets easily misconstrued as trying is not a good idea because it’s exhausting, but what gets overlooked, as seen by the behaviors of many, is the quote is playing into the minds of its’ readers, because the human nature is to not want to struggle. Mr. James says that nothing fatigues a person like reoccurring attempts done while a task remains incomplete. Finish what you’re working on until the goal is attained, is what I’m urging.
Thank you so much for being my friend. If you suggest your friends for me that would really be great. Can you also please invite your friends to join my Facebook group, "The Rest is Up to You” (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_46959448480?) Please share this message!
Matt~ Failure is the first step to success. Think about that one.
▒♥_______/)______./¯"""/')
▒♥¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\)¯¯¯¯¯'\_„„„„\)
www.mattschroeder.org
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