Good morning Hoopers and Peeps! For a moment, let’s work on ourselves. Not the fake work that we do for praises. Not the work that we do trying to outshine someone else. Not the fake aspirations that were given to us so now we try to convince ourselves that they’re our own. I’m talking about you and what you really want to see happen with you! When you dig down deep within, you can get to your heart’s desires. Not you parents’ hearts’ desires for you… but your own. So let’s get there and get to work.

Look at the path you want to take and not at what everyone else is doing. Focus on you. How you’re improving (or not improving) and not worry about if others are in your boat. Just you! Set your own standards instead of basing your successes on what others are doing. Worry about you! What makes you happy… get better at that. What you consider a failure… eradicate that. What makes you mediocre… stay away from that. It’s all about you!

You have no one to answer to but you! But when you challenge yourself, compete with yourself, improve yourself… you will find success within yourself. And it won’t be taken away by what critics say, the rankings say, your coaches say, or even your parents say. That’s tough… but are you up for the challenge?