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Cael Sanderson on wrestling and priorities.

 

When talking priorities the thing that pops in my head is an analogy I heard when I was young. You have probably heard this before but here is a quick version as a reminder.

Imagine you have a large glass jar. You also have a pile of rocks, a pile of pebbles and a pile of sand. The rocks represent your top priorities (family, church, school, main goals). The pile of pebbles represents important but less important priorities (wrestling, sports, friends, strong hobbies & extra curricular activities etc). The sand stands for all the unimportant priorities (checking myspace, video games, entertainment, leisurely activities, etc) that fill our days. Imagine filling your jar with the pile of sand. If the jar is full of sand, how many rocks and pebbles can you squeeze into the jar? The answer is none. The jar is too full of sand. If you spend your day by filling it with “sand”, you will never have adequate time for your real priorities. Now imagine filling the jar with the rocks. If you can picture the rocks in the jar, you will notice that there is plenty of room around all the rocks for some of the pebbles to fit. Plus there’s room to pour some sand on top. Now shake the jar. Some of the sand will fill in around the rocks to get even more sand to fit inside. And there you have a full and purposeful day and plan.

The point is to take care of your top priorities first. The first step is recognizing what your “rocks” are and go from there. Set your schedule around your top priorities and plan so you can get in what’s really important to you.

Cael Sanderson on getting better

It’s difficult to give specific tips without being around you every day and knowing more so I’ll give you some general but very important tips. First, work hard buddy. There is no way to reach your potential without hard work. enjoy the hard work, and enjoy the challenges. Remember these are your goals and only you can do what it takes for you to be successful. Second, listen to your coaches. Allow people to help you. Learn from other peoples successes and failures. Three, Believe in yourself. two keys to believe in yourself are to know that the goal is to do your very best. Know that and focus on that. and the second key is to be prepared. that’s where the discipline, hard work, listening to your coaches, sacrifices and everything else come into play. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing, you won’t believe in yourself if you are not prepared. You can’t fool yourself. know that you deserve to win. pay the price. Fourth, live the lifestyle of a champion. that means have a positive outlook on life. a great attitude is more powerful then anything. Surround yourself with friends that also have high goals. Eat and drink like a champion. take care of yourself. be consistent in all things, and do your best. do your best in school, wrestling, practice, the beginning of practice and the end of practice, at home, at your friends house, every where and at times live the life of a champion.

Cael

(Source: caelsanderson.com)