Eddie Pinero

There's a rack of basketballs next to you.

You miss a shot.

Okay, you're probably not going to break down, right?

Start weeping, convince yourself to take up soccer.

No, you're going to reach over, grab the next ball and shoot again.

The possibility of what's next trumps the previously missed shot because of the opportunity, because it's there, because it's tangible, because you just have to pick it up and fire away again.

And life provides, using the same metaphor, an endless rack of basketballs.

It will allow you to shoot as many shots as you're willing to shoot.

The next one could be the one that falls.

And every rep increases that likelihood.

just like your next creation could be the one that changes everything lastly there was a continued commitment to adjust see if you're not winning if you're falling short yet

you continue to do the same thing over and over and over again, you're not going to improve, right?

It's continuously showing up, it's commitment, it's consistency, but there has to be a willingness to evolve.

There has to be some type of learned advantage.

So next time you show up, you're a little bit smarter, a little bit more intelligent.

It's that commitment to try, adjust, try, adjust, try, adjust,

that ultimately, over time, compounds into something bigger than the sum of its parts.

There's a saying, you can't stop someone who refuses to quit.

I think that's right on the money.

But it's important to note, I think implied in that quote is that the person doesn't just keep trying to jam that square peg into the round hole.