Vision in Motion

The last few days I have taken a break from my blog to spend some time working Hanover Basketball camp. I had a great time working with young campers, and catching up with some of my former teammates from college. As I write today the topic is VISION. I believe that in sports and life we have to have a vision. Our mental approach to what we are doing is very important. This week at camp we were doing the free throw contest and one of the campers was getting ready to shoot. Prior to shooting I heard him say-"I am only going to hit 2 shots, I don't know why I am even shooting"- that was his VISION for the contest. If you don't visualize that you are going to hit 10 out of 10 it is not going to happen! VISION is just as important in life as it is in sports. I can remember the first time that I met my wife. It was after a game at Anderson University. She had come to the game with a friend who was dating a teammate of mine on the Hanover Basketball team. I was up in the stands talking to my family and she was standing right behind us in the stands. I still have this VISION in my head of her standing there. My VISION at that time was that I wanted to meet this beautiful girl and get to know her. Her friend Kristy asked me that night in the stands if I was going to come down to the fraternity house the next night, and I responded, "only if you bring your friend". The rest is history. Over the next 3 years we got to know each other and got married on July 18th, 1998. We will be celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary in less than a week. It all started with a VISION! What is your VISION for today? As I sit here this morning my VISION for today is of a nicely mowed yard. That VISION is great, but if I don't get out today and cut the grass my VISION is going to be an overgrown front yard. Put your VISION into Motion!