Many years ago, famous psychologist, William James said:
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that people can alter their lives
by altering the attitude of their mind.”
When things go wrong in our lives, there is always the
tendency to go wrong with them, but when we choose to remain positive and keep
making efforts toward achieving positive results, we will end up achieving
amazing results!
One soccer match Nigerian soccer fans cannot forget in a
hurry is the 1989 Junior World Cup semi-final match between Nigeria’s junior
national team and its Russian counterpart, the USSR junior national team.
Seventy minutes of play, Nigeria had already conceded four
goals! Everybody had lost hope that Nigeria would advance to the final of the
competition. At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, venue of the match, spectators had
gradually started leaving the stadium. Here in Nigeria, especially in my own
locality, we were already bemoaning our loss.
We concluded it was all over for Nigeria, but what kept us
glued to our TV set was the manner Nigerian team was prosecuting the match. The
played as if they were not four goals down. As usual, they were very much in
high spirit. They had much of the ball control, but the goals were not
forthcoming. They had excellent teamwork and they held their head high. They
were ready to lose gallantly, so I thought.
But when it was eighteen minutes to the end of the ninety
minutes’ regulation time, the goals they had labored in vain to score for
seventy-two minutes started coming. They came in quick succession until they
cancel the four goals deficit!
After thirty minutes of extra time to decide the winner,
Nigeria won through penalty shoot-out! It was celebration galore at the end of
the day.
What lesson can we learn from the victorious Nigerian
soccer team? There are some vital lessons we can learn from here which we can
use to achieve great success in our own lives. Among these lessons are:
1.
When the Game is Contrary, Play On
In
life as in the game of soccer, attitude is more important than any unpleasant
situation you are undergoing. The negative circumstances we undergo are not the
reason we keep losing in life. The reason we lose in the game of life is the
way we react when the game is contrary. Our defeat or victory is anchored on
our attitude.
Epictetus
said, “Men are disturbed not by things but by the view they take of things.”
The Nigerian soccer players exhibited their skills and competence to the best
of their ability. It was obvious, they were the better side, but strangely, the
goals were not coming. Rather than scoring goals, they conceded four.
Ordinarily,
having conceded four goals, one would think it would weaken their morale. Of
course, one cannot lose sight of the sadness and pain they feel inside,
conceding four goals in a match.
It was
not that they were not conscious of the ninety minutes regulation time. They
were. They were doing the best they could, yet, instead of reducing the tally,
or leveling up the score, they conceded four goals after about seventy-two
minutes.
In a
crucial match of this nature, after going down four goals, it is not easy to
reduce the tally, level up and go on to win. They had only eighteen minutes
left of play.
Looking
at the situation, it was obvious they were not sure they could level up or go
on to win, but they were determined to fight on till the final blast of the
whistle.
They
turned the hit against their opponent, reducing them to a defensive-minded
team. When the hit and pressure became too much, the goals started coming. They rest is
history.
But
dear reader, the vital lesson to note here is that your attitude is fundamental
to your success in life. It is not the present circumstances that determine
your destiny; it is YOU.
The
lesson here is: when you are losing when you should be winning; when you are
trying the best you can and the situation is still getting worse, don’t quit.
Maintain your poise and play on. AS LONG AS THE GAME CONTINUES, YOU STILL HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY OF PUTTING EVERYTHING RIGHT.
When
there is life, there is hope. Never give up, never despair. Keep fighting. You
will emerge victorious, if you don’t give up.
2. When Others Lose
Hope, Keep Your Head
When
you lose hope in life, you have lost everything. HOPE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KEEP
FIGHTING AND PROGRESSING. Do not allow the present unpleasant situation to
dampen your spirit.
Keep
your head high and maintain a positive mindset. You need to realize that
success lies at the other side of defeat. Just when you think it is all over,
success is closer to you. That is why you must not give up when others have
given up. YOU CAN WIN EVEN WHEN OTHERS HAVE WRITTEN YOU OFF; BUT YOU CAN’T WIN
WHEN YOU LOSE HOPE IN LIFE.
So,
when others lose hope, keep hope alive. “When men are cast down, then thou
shalt say, there is lifting up” (Job 22:29).
As you keep a good attitude, it is my hope that, come what may, you will emerge victorious at the end of the day.
Til I come your way soon, go and live victoriously!
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