By David Tepera, May 8, 2024
My daughter Daylyn played volleyball all during her youth, including throughout high school. Her last season ended with double knee corrective surgery, which included more than two years of recovery and therapy.
That was almost five years ago, and Daylyn is now in her last year of college, and a volunteer volleyball coach for the area youth.
After the games on every Saturday, it gives Daylyn and I an opportunity to discuss coaching strategies for the following week.
The final game is coming this next weekend, so I asked Daylyn her thoughts about a season coaching a girls team aged 10 and under.
She responded that the win and loss column didn’t matter because every practice and every game there were many wins. Daylyn’s team won plenty of games, but she explained that the losses produced wins as well.
Daylyn’s goal was for each player to improve on all skills, especially overhead serves. Of course, there’s so much more to her story, but what about your life?
Do you feel you’ve been caught up in a string of losses? For some reason, you just can’t catch a break. So far this year, you’re having a losing season, even though you’re giving it your best.
Listen, I get ya. There has been plenty of times throughout my life that I wanted to throw in the towel. I kept thinking, “Can it get any worse than this?” But, I got up each day, said my prayers and kept fighting; and, yes, I found plenty of wins from a losing season.
What have you learned from tragedy, loss of a job, divorce, bankruptcy or any devastation? Did you find the warrior in yourself and get back out in this world to create success? Keep your head high, poke your chest out and learn how to overhead serve. It’s time to be aggressive and spike the ball any time something is thrown at you.
Every adverse condition should make you stronger and wiser. Each of these situations is preparing you for the next obstacle. This is what creates leaders and conquerors.
There is no more ducking and hiding. Nope, you don’t rely on anyone but yourself. You are now the strongest person you know, and the world better get ready because it’s time to bump-set-spike and turn this into a win.