Each day we have an opportunity to step up to the plate and strikeout, get a hit, hit a homerun, or do all three. To do either one, you must be at the plate. It takes courage to get up morning after morning and face the challenges of a new day. Yet so many of us dodge the plate day after day. Opportunities are missed because of ____________. You can fill in the blank with whatever keeps you from coming to the batter’s box each day.
Self-sabotage, fear of getting on base, fear of striking out, or fear of hitting a homerun can stop the most talented and cause the most gifted to procrastinate. Well, you may not know why you often fail to step up to the plate. You may not know why you fail to seize opportunities that lie before you each day. One thing is certain however, you cannot strikeout, get a hit, or hit a homerun unless you step up to the plate.
Being disciplined for success is about taking whatever pitch life throws your way each day and being willing to swing. You may foul out or strikeout, but the more you face the pitcher, the more likely you are to connect with the ball and get a hit. Then comes the day when you least expect it and you hit your first homerun. Homerun hitters are those who keep coming to the plate, keep their eyes on the ball, and keep connecting with the pitch. Before you give yourself a chance to employ an excuse, take courage, step up to the plate, and take a swing. You may just knock one out of the park.