Growth requires leaving our comfort zone. Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, headlines the latest MasterClass. She gave her 15 Stanford student seminar an assignment. Write a paper about an outrageous task that you would never undertake.
One student was a recluse in his dorm room except for going to class and meals. He chose to run for dorm president. When the time came to give his campaign speech, he told himself, "I can stay seated, but then what would I write about." He gave the speech and won the election.
Leaving our comfort zone means doing hard things. It means "too many" repetitions of your platform, setting, and attack footwork. It means watching video and breaking it down to see what went well and what didn't. It means lifting weights, stretching, doing plyometrics to increase your strength, conditioning, and quickness. It means learning mindfulness, learning how to breathe all over again.
The above require multiple inputs. Time and resources go into training. Excellence requires choice, ambition, and work. That means sacrificing something else. If you asked Elena, Gia, Sadie, or Leah would they repeat the sacrifices for the success earned, "was it worth it?," what do you think they would say?
Excellence means seeking help. That's hard, especially for introverts. But asking also earns mentoring and "mentoring is the only shortcut to success."
How many of these exercises are you doing? Remember, a gallon plastic jar of water weighs about 9 pounds, so that's your dumbbell.
Why not ask some of the great MVB players about their process?
- How can I be a communicator like Maggie Turner?
- How can become a great setter-blocker like Leah Fowke?
- How can I take myself to the next level to have the greatest frontcourt season in MVB history?
- Enforcer - the hard guy
- Protector - comforting
- Mentor - providing the emotional or logistical resources
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