Something I've learned

By Mike Moritz

Upon a recommendation, a week ago, I took the 31 minutes and 36 seconds of my day to listen to an audio book by Earl Nightingale called The Strangest Secret (click on the title for the link if you so dare). Many of you have probably heard of The Secret; different from each other albeit very similar ideas.

Now, understand this. What I am about to get into has the potential for a blog post like this to go in all sorts of directions. I could go anywhere with this because, well, there is just a lot to say. 

One thing that Earl taught me to do was, on a note card, write down a goal; EX, I want to blah blah blah. Something that you can say in one breath. On the other side of the note card, write "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened". Fold the card up, put it in your wallet, pants, whatever and read it throughout the day, each day until the time comes that you complete that goal. Believe in it.

The more you believe in the card, the more you believe in yourself, therefore the greater your accomplishment will be. Visualize it and seriously believe in it. Mind over matter! If you believe in the card, yourself, you will succeed.....

As long as you are prepared. 

Something I've learned in my quest to be the best baseball player I can be is that you just need to work your ass off.

Upon Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's new release- The Heist- there I have bestowed a lot of love on the album. The very first song, 10,000 Hours, speaks to me personally, as I am sure it does to others as well. I have read Outliers by THE Malcolm Gladwell. I am very aware of the rule that it takes 10,000 hours to be elite at something you love and strive to be. I remember making it my goal to reach 10,000 hours in baseball preparation when I first read the book (I, according to my in depth numbers crunching and math, am currently on pace to reaching the 10,000 hour mark around age 21).

Combine Mind with the Matter. You can be unstoppable if you prepare and you believe in your preparations.

Prepare and Believe.

Sometimes though, it's hard to believe in yourself and it's easier if we just get down on ourselves. The human race seems to be perfectionists, so it's natural to be prone to negativity that you create by listening to the doubtful voices in your head. But if you want to be successful, don't only rely on physical preparation. I can tell you from experience, it will only get you so far. Be mentally strong and believe that your goal will be reached and put reliance on the note card. That note card is your Holy Bible. So if you believe in the Bible, then you can believe in yourself.

A friend of mine brought to my attention: "the greats weren't great because at birth they could paint, the greats were great because they paint a lot."

If you love the thing that you want to be amazing at, your in good luck. But if your not all in, well then look, I'm sorry but you won't make it. That's the truth. You want it? Well go get it. And if you take a liking to the note card, then rely on that and your hard work. Those two things will lead the way and I am confident that they will lead me in the way I want to go.