What is considered a good batting average in Major League Baseball?

Between .250 and .275.

Very good batters hit .300 or above.

A batting average of .400 over a season is thought to be impossible in today’s sport.

That means a good baseball player succeeds only about 25% of the time failing 75%.

A very good player enjoys success 3 out of 10 times but fails 7 out of 10.

And virtually no one will succeed at the plate in this sport over an entire season even 40% of the time.

Yet we focus on batting 1.000 every time we do something or else we’re tough on ourselves.

How about this?

Shoot for 1.000 in effort, 25% success, 75% failure upon which you will get another try at it.

And stop killing ourselves for being human.

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The only thing worse than being wrong is to act like you were right.

Some people believe apologizing is a sign of weakness.

They have it backward.  It’s a sign of strength.

No human is 100% alwaysright – in fact, being more right than wrong would be a record-breaking accomplishment that has probably never happened.

Putting ego aside, “I’m sorry” are the words that make you both strong and authentic at the same time.

It takes strength to be sincere about being wrong without adding excuses in to justify your original mistake.

As odd as it may sound, the more you practice saying “sorry”, the easier it becomes because an apology is not embarrassing, it’s empowering.

What are you sorry for and why?

What are you going to do about it?

Are you sincere?

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If it’s worth doing, it’s worth believing that you can.

The fear is worse than the reality.

Being under pressure creates self-doubt.

I can’t do this. 

Once that thought gets in, the fear of blowing it becomes a real option.

Of course I can do it.

Sports teams do not obsess about what losing looks like even though one team is destined to lose.

Fear is the enemy – never your ability.

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To change the negative narrative, vow never to doubt yourself or take to heart the doubts of anyone else.

There is no good that can come from being negative about yourself, anyone else or the situation you find yourself in.

Another way to put it is — spend your day identifying and shooting down every negative thought that comes at you and you will be on the road to increased happiness.

Negativity makes needed positivity impossible.

It takes work to filter out the negative news around us, the people who for whatever reason always tell us we can’t do something and that inner voice that somehow exists within us that shoots down our best instincts automatically.

The most positive person I know is 95-years old.

She fights through all the problems you might expect and some you would never guess.

And she does it instinctively with a great sense of faith that it always pays to be our own best friend.

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Happiness is like a butterfly – the more you chase it, the more it eludes you.

It’s easy in a fast-paced world to pursue happiness like we work a “to-do” or bucket list.

Let happiness come to you at its own speed, in its own time.  It can’t be forced.

Happiness arrives just in time when we let it come to us not when we chase it.

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Why do we even have regrets?  There is nothing that can be done about them and more often than not what we regret launches us into something better – and yet, we rarely say “I have NO regrets” and mean it.

A broken marriage can lead to a happy one in the future.

Getting fired can be a blow to the ego (and wallet) but it’s surprising how many fired people go on to be successful in new jobs.

And yet we fixate on regrets.

Being rejected hurts for certain but what are we expected to do?  Be someone different for every person’s liking.

Steve Jobs got kicked out of his own company by the man herecruited to replace him as CEO.

When the feeling of being worthless creeps into the mind, shut it out and see why “regrets” often lead to the next opportunity to realize a dream.

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Whether we are jealous or the victim of another’s jealousy, it can stop today.

Feel powerful when you sincerely wish those who have what you want much happiness.

Because you have something good doesn’t mean I can’t also eventually experience the same thing.

It’s okay if someone has what you want or think you should have – you may be blessed with other good fortune.

Jealousy kills relationships – think about that if you covet close friendships.

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Often criticism is a veiled compliment – try looking at it that way.  People who can’t bring themselves to tell you what they admire turn their jealousy into an insult.

Stop seeking approval.  The only person whose approval is a must have is your own.  Giving anyone else that power is in and of itself demeaning to you.

Criticism is never constructive – it is a veiled insult.  Improvements are better.

No one can criticize doing our best.

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An ongoing Harvard study points to one important thing.

“Good relationships keep us happier and healthier.  Period”.

A Cigna study done just last year shows that only 50% of Americans have “meaningful in-person social interactions” on a daily basis.

The numbers are worse for Gen Z – our children and grandchildren.

One solution – volunteer.

Give of your time.  In giving you receive the benefit of in person face-to-face social interaction.

Phones make us feel alone.

Screens divert us to the black hole of social media.

A “smart” phone owner is one who cultivates face-to-face relationships.

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1. Yes, I can.
2. I am good enough.
3. It’s worth it.
4. If I fear life, I risk losing all the good things about life.
5. Trying even without succeeding is a reward all of its own.

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