You Miss 100% Of Shots You Don’t Take| Wayne Gretzky

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Last month, World Cup Soccer took place. In one of the matches, Brasil vs South Korea, Brasil won 4-1. What’s interesting to note is that Brasil took several chances towards the goal for each one that worked. It was not one goal for every 4 attempts. There were multiple attempts by several players.

So for me, that’s a message: Have a simplified, clear vision and then keep making multiple attempts.

”You miss 100% of shots you don’t take.” - Wayne Gretzky. But when you take that shot and miss, keep trying.

If you’ve already tried something, and it didn’t work, there are potentially many reasons why. Maybe it was just bad timing. So try again. As along as your goal is beneficial to people and to yourself in the highest good, and doesn’t harm anyone, keep trying.

You failed a driving test, that’s okay. It’s just a status report on how your skills are at the moment. Pay attention to what led you to fail - what areas you lost points on, then go back and practice. Do this over and over until you finally have your driver’s license.

Life gives you more than just second chances. As long as you have a breath, there is still a chance for change, transformation, for progress.

Give it yet another shot.

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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. -Wayne Gretzky

Imagine you are an ice skater, playing a kockey game on the ice. With the stick in the hand, you are controlling the puck. You are skating elegantly across the slippery surface while always keeping the black disc close to you. You are convinced: nobody can take the puck away from you!

Now, you can either hold on to the puck or aim for the goal. If you hold on, you might become the best puck-keeper in the world, however you will never score a single goal. For the longer you keep the disc, the stronger your opponents want to snatch the puck from you. The more you hold on, the harder it becomes to even aim for a shot! Or you can go for the goal. At one point in time - sooner rather than later - you take a chance, haul out, and courageously take the shot. While you can never be sure whether it hits the goal, you can be sure that if you don't take the shot, you'll never score.

The good news is this: if you try 10 times or a 100 times and only score once - you'll be celebrated and remembered for the score! More importantly, you yourself will recall the feeling of success which will become your strongest motivating driver in life. If you try long enough, learn from mistakes, continuously work on yourself and above all believe in yourself, you can be certain that you score - in every area of your life! 

-Cristof Ensslin