| Ever notice all the lack of positivity around you? My | | | | parents were shocked at their attitude about their |
| oldest son had try-outs for competitive soccer these | | | | performance. The positive parents, the parents I |
| past two weekends. It was in a dome, an inside field, | | | | hung around with, had the more positive kids. They |
| as there is lots of snow outside and playing on a | | | | were the kids that are convinced they have a shot |
| soccer field is not an option. It is well made with | | | | at being on the team. Now my son on the other |
| soccer fields surrounded by a track field inside a huge | | | | hand, he came out and said: "I made the team." He is |
| dome. | | | | really convinced. He did well, I have to admit. And I |
| The parents have to stay on the other side of the | | | | am convinced they will recognize it as well and give |
| track field and not come onto or even close to the | | | | him a spot. My point is we transfer our attitude to |
| soccer field. And all I heard for the past two | | | | our children. If we think our kids don't have that |
| weekends around me was how people were tired of | | | | positive attitude towards life, then we should look at |
| waiting while they play. It was hard on the back to | | | | ourselves before we tell them to change their |
| sit where there is no support for the back and hard | | | | attitude. |
| on the legs to stand up. The try-outs were just an | | | | We choose who we want to be and in the process, |
| hour and a half. For the most part, only 3 session in | | | | teach it to our kids. We owe them, better yet, it is |
| those 2 weekends. I could hear all that negativity | | | | our responsability to show them how to have a |
| around me. I tried to ignore them and enjoy the | | | | great attitude about life and live by that attitude. The |
| try-outs. I tried to observe how my son did | | | | performance will follow our attitude, our mindset. It is |
| compared to the others, because you know the first | | | | the same in our business, love life, etc. The attitude |
| question out of a 9 year old will be:" How did I do?". | | | | we possess his our choice. Wear your best attitude |
| What I knew, and still amazed me during that time | | | | for 30 days and when you see yourself being |
| happened after the try-outs. The kids of those | | | | negative, change on the spot and think positive. And |
| parents were the negative ones about their | | | | tell me what your result were after 30 days and see |
| performance on the field. They were the ones | | | | for yourself. |
| convinced they did not make the team. And the | | | | |