When Life Doesn't Go Your Way, Listen To This (Do Not Give Up)
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What should you do when life doesn't go your way?
Sometimes you can do everything right and still not get the result you want. This, as the saying goes, is life. I was chatting with my friend DJ recently. He plays baseball in Austria in the summer and fall. He's a pitcher and shared something with me that I'd never really thought about. I guess simply being that I'd never pitched, right? But I love baseball, grew up watching the Sox, and, you know, really love the metaphors for life. I've talked a lot about that sort of parallel. Most of them we've heard, right?
How can you develop resilience in the face of failure?
Like a batter that hits 300, which is essentially three hits out of every 10 at bats, excluding walks, is an above-average player. That's a lot of failure. That means they fail more than twice as much as they succeed. We've all heard that on and on and on, but this angle I'd never heard.
What metaphors about life can we learn from baseball?
We were a few of us sitting at dinner and he said, you know, there are times when the catcher calls for a particular pitch. places his catcher's mitt exactly where he wants the ball. And then, you know, DJ is the pitcher receiving the call and seeing the glove could theoretically execute on that pitch perfectly. He could release the ball, have it move exactly the way he wants it to on trajectory to land right in the catcher's mitt, but still the batter makes contact. Somehow the pitcher did exactly what he was supposed to and still gives up a hit. And I'm listening to him describe it, and it was so matter-of-factly.
How do we navigate through life's turbulence?
When he was talking about it, I was sort of anticipating some animation. I feel like I would be so dramatic if that were me. And the guy still somehow gets a hit. But that's not what it was like. It was just, it happens. You have to immediately forget about it and think about the next pitch. You're always immersed in one thing, the pitch you're throwing. And I just thought that was so cool and so powerful. And see, here's the thing, right?
What is the significance of pain in our personal growth?
None of this is an avoidance of responsibility. I think he'd agree with regard to baseball. Certainly in life, the vast majority of circumstances, let's face it, they are self-created. Not all, but certainly most. And the ones that aren't, it's often on us to have prepared for that unknown. But when I know I fell short, or I can measure where I didn't hit the mark, it's frustrating, sure, but at least it's understandable. It makes sense in my head. It's the way things should be.
How can we shift our perspective on adversity?
I wasn't good enough, therefore the result was X. It's easier to get over those things. Also, because you now know what must be done to improve. The times, however... when we feel like we've given our all, done what we were supposed to, and life still smirks and says, nope, not today, it just hurts a little more. My parents trying to explain to me gently as a child that life isn't fair. Well, that childlike frustration doesn't seem to leave, right? It's on us to properly internalize and digest the reality. just like a pitcher hitting his spot and still getting crushed, there is a patience and short-term memory required. Plenty of examples, right? You can be there for someone, go out of your way to be kind, add value, make their life better and still get mistreated.
That's not fair, but it happens. Another example, just kind of off the top, right? You can invest your money, do exactly what you're supposed to, the whole 401k thing.
What role does discomfort play in achieving success?
And the stock market takes a dive. Is that fair? Technically, you knew the risk. It's still frustrating. You did what you were supposed to, right? You can practice something for months or years and still not make the cut. You can eat healthy, live a healthy lifestyle, and still get sick. Fair? I mean, not on paper, but it's life. In theory, there's a certain reciprocity you come to expect from the universe that never arrives, right? Greatness is observing, learning not to take it personally, and moving on right to the next pitch. If you fixate on what let you down, you give that thing power over you.
How can we transform our fears into motivation?
Here's another sort of different angle on this. Someone recently sent me a link to his substack. And I was taking a look around the platform.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What should you do when life doesn't go your way?
0:00–0:37
2
How can you develop resilience in the face of failure?
0:37–0:57
3
What metaphors about life can we learn from baseball?
0:57–1:40
4
How do we navigate through life's turbulence?
1:40–2:13
5
What is the significance of pain in our personal growth?
2:13–2:46
6
How can we shift our perspective on adversity?
2:46–3:58
7
What role does discomfort play in achieving success?
3:58–4:50
8
How can we transform our fears into motivation?
4:50–36:44
Speakers
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