Life lesson #1: Having balance is the key to success. Now, I think that I have heard this throughout my life over and over again, but it was not until this week that I really understood what having balance exactly met.
As many of you know I took a job down in Hilton Head to work at Van Der Meer Tennis Center. Included in my job description, I take on many different responsibilities at the company. One of these responsibilities is an academy coach. For the new year, one of our goals at the academy is to have all of our tennis players work on the basics of tennis. Now matter their level, we are breaking down their strokes and determining do they have the basic fundamentals to make them a great tennis player. One of these basic fundamentals is the ability to stay balanced. Now you may be asking exactly how this correlates to life, but believe me it does.
In any good stroke in tennis, you have to be able to keep balance. This means that your entire body is working together to achieve one goal, winning the point. Balance is the foundation to any good player. Without it, you can only achieve so much. Same with life, keeping balance and learning the foundation is the key to success.
I always thought that I would enter the work force knowing that I would be successful. Not to say that I have not been successful at Van Der Meer, but I have still a lot to learn and sometimes that can be extremely frustrating. It was not until this week that I realized that I am just beginning my journey. I have to be able to put in the work at the bottom of the totem pole before I can start to climb. Over the seven months that I have been here, I definitely have put some time at the bottom. Doing exactly what others want me to do exactly at the time they want it done. Now I have come to realize that’s ok. Now my opinions are starting to matter and my employers are asking for my input.
Life lesson #1: Having balance is the key to success. You have to start at the bottom so that you can work your way up. If you start at the top, where’s the challenge?
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