100 Ways To Motivate Yourself, Third Edition

81. Pin your life down

Car dealer extraordinaire Henry Brown once told me a story about his son, a high school wrestler. His boy had been getting only fair results as a wrestler that year and when Henry talked to him about it he learned the reason. Henry’s son entered each wrestling match more than thoroughly prepared to counter anything his opponent tried. But no matter how gifted Henry’s son was at countering moves, countering was still countering, so the other wrestler always dictated the tempo. Finally, Henry suggested to his son that he try entering a wrestling match with his own attack plan—a series of moves that he would initiate no matter what his opponent tried. The boy agreed, and the results were remarkable. He began winning match ...