PICKING-UP THE REBOUND

The beauty of sports is that there is always room to make mistakes and the fun in it, is realizing our mistakes and making corrections. Players on offence in a game of basketball often miss shots but the beauty is that if the opponent’s defense is not keen, they may get a chance for a rebound and they have an obligation to make a basket. In fact, the rule is that on offense, when one player is making the shot. The other four must anticipate a rebound. They ought to be ready to pick up the ball and rise again. Maximizing your opportunities in the game of basketball is the answer.

I guess this is the lesson for this week. In life just like on offense we often make mistakes. The only difference is, how we react when this happens. Do we hate ourselves? Do we lose a bit of our self-esteem? Do we look for other people to blame? While all these are expected reactions, the best just like a basketball player would be to pick up the rebound and move on. Have we made mistakes of falling in love with people who do not even appreciate us? Have we been betrayed by our friends? Have we failed and felt hopeless? Have we made poor investments in business? I wish to make a case  that some of the greatest inventions and discoveries were made by people who failed a thousand times, some of the greatest leaders in the world today lost elections many times but the difference is, they learnt to pick the rebound.