We have just entered into a new year. With a new year comes new possibilities and new goals. More than likely, most of you have already made some New Year’s resolutions. Popular New Year’s resolutions usually include getting rid of a habit or changing a behavior. This might be trying to lose 20 pounds, giving up soda pop, quitting smoking, trying to exercise more and so on. But reaching some goals might include more than just giving up things that aren’t good for us, they might even require giving up things we really love.
Majority of you know the name, Aaron Craft. Craft is the point guard for the Ohio State Buckeyes college basketball team. In high school he was a very talented football and basketball player at Liberty Benton High School in Ohio. In fact, he started as a freshman as the QB on the Varsity football team & the point guard on the Varsity basketball team. During his first 3 years of high school he acquired several state awards and led both his basketball and football team to the state championship. The summer before his senior year, he committed to Ohio State to play basketball & made the tough decision to not play football his last year so he could focus on basketball. Many questioned why a 3 year starting quarterback who was one of the best in the state would give up his last year. Craft gave the following answer: “Ohio State has put their trust in me and are taking a chance on me. I have a strong desire to improve future and become the best point guard I can, I owe that to myself and to Ohio State. This requires sacrifices, dedication, effort, determination and yes, even some heartbreak, but to reach my ultimate goals this is something I have decided I have to do.” (I might add to, that Craft was the valedictorian of his senior class.)
Craft made a tough decision as a teenager, a decision that I think we can learn a lot from. Think about some of your goals you would like to achieve. Maybe you would like to become a better parent, a better employee, a better student, more reliable. To do this going to require time, effort, energy, dedication and sacrifices. It might mean helping your child with a school project when you would rather be out watching a sporting event with your buddies. Watching the sporting event isn’t a bad thing (trust me I love watching any type of sport I can) but sometimes the sacrifice is necessary to reach the goal that we have. I have learned that a lot over the last 2 and a half years being in law school. The biggest step towards reaching your goals is managing your time.
So as you look at your list of New Year’s resolutions, I encourage you to take them a step farther. Ask yourself, “what is it going to take to reach these goals?”, “What am I going to have to sacrifice to give my best effort to make my dream a reality?” Any goal you set for yourself is obtainable, but it will require action. It might even mean giving up something that you are considered to be the best in the state at, but is necessary to improve your future and make the best you that you can be.
Craft made a tough decision as a teenager, a decision that I think we can learn a lot from. Think about some of your goals you would like to achieve. Maybe you would like to become a better parent, a better employee, a better student, more reliable. To do this going to require time, effort, energy, dedication and sacrifices. It might mean helping your child with a school project when you would rather be out watching a sporting event with your buddies. Watching the sporting event isn’t a bad thing (trust me I love watching any type of sport I can) but sometimes the sacrifice is necessary to reach the goal that we have. I have learned that a lot over the last 2 and a half years being in law school. The biggest step towards reaching your goals is managing your time.
So as you look at your list of New Year’s resolutions, I encourage you to take them a step farther. Ask yourself, “what is it going to take to reach these goals?”, “What am I going to have to sacrifice to give my best effort to make my dream a reality?” Any goal you set for yourself is obtainable, but it will require action. It might even mean giving up something that you are considered to be the best in the state at, but is necessary to improve your future and make the best you that you can be.
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