Ignore the Naysayers
Jan 24, 2022
"If I would have listened to the naysayers, I would probably still be in the Austrian Alps yodeling."
--Arnold Schwarzenegger
I was watching the wild card game the other night—the Arizona Cardinals against the Los Angeles Rams.
Matthew Stafford has been a quarterback for 13 years and had yet to win a playoff game. It was hard to see how good he was when he played for the Detroit Lions. When the Rams made him the highest paid quarterback in the NFL, people had their doubts...and they were quite vocal about their unbelief.
At the beginning of the game, the sports commentators were giving all of his negative stats and were doubtful that he could win. The twitter feed about him less than edifying. They even mentioned all of his negative stats TO HIM in the pre-game interview and asked him how he felt about it!
I said to the T.V. “What are you doing? This is one of the biggest games of his life and you are wanting him to talk about the possible head trash he may have? Do you even want him to win?”
Matthew’s answer, “Every time I step on the field, I’m proving myself. Whether it’s a preseason game, a regular season game, practice, a playoff game, I want to go out there and play well. This is just another opportunity to do that. This is a team game. There is no question. But, at the same time, do I know that when the quarterback plays a good game, you got a better chance to win the game? Absolutely. So, I’m always trying to go out there and play as good of football as I possibly can to help our team win."
Then Matthew added, with a bit of a laser look in his eyes, "It’s positive pressure that I put on myself to go out there and help our team win.”
Stafford went out there and crushed it. The Rams kicked some serious butt 34-11. He credited as a team win, but he was the leader as the quarterback.
How many times have we heard the naysayers in our own lives? Sometimes, we’ve even listened to them and allowed them to steal our dreams.
Sometimes, we’ve been our own naysayers. We’ve listened to our own head trash, rather than the Spirit within Who gives us the power to succeed.
Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't do something (unless you're a kid and it's your mother.) You have to protect your dream. People are like crabs in a pot. If they don't want to crawl out of the pot, they don't want anyone else to either.
Laugh at those naysayers and whatever you want, go after it. Go prove yourself! Go for the win! You are fully resourced to achieve your dream. YOU GOT THIS!
I believe in you,
Jan
Jan McDonald
The John Maxwell Team
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