Tonight, my Holy Trinity middle school football team gets a second chance. Not a luxury you always get in football or in life.
Earlier this season, we lost to Charlotte Christian, a program led by NFL legends Luke Kuechly, Jonathan Stewart, and Greg Olsen. It was heated and competitive. A well-coached, talented team beat us.
Tonight is the rematch, at our home field. Here's what I told our team.
I asked, "Who here believes in God?" Every hand went up.
Then I asked, "Have you ever seen God?" The answer came back fast. "No."
"But you believe?"
You could see it land.
So I gave them a definition. Belief is a conviction that something is true or possible before you have proof. Every success, whether it be team or individual success, starts with belief.
Then I continued, “We don't need to believe we're better than them. We need to believe we can beat them this week.”
I don’t know what you need to believe in right now. But I do know whether it’s a football team or a team at work, belief is essential. So take your football coach pep talk and do me a favor.
Dream like you believe.
Practice like you believe.
Play like you believe.
Said differently, see it, prepare for it, then go take it.
All success starts with belief
Use Your Gifts,
John Eades
Creator, The Leadership Lens & The Optimistic Outlook