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The AJNashville PodcastAuthor: Alex Jimenez
@The AJNashville Podcast will feature guests from all walks of life. You will hear stories of success, stories of failure. Most of all, you will hear how people have overcome the failures in life and made something epic out of the lessons they have learned. This podcast will have entertaining and intriguing content for listeners everywhere. Our goal is to positively impact a million lives in our lifetime. Our messages are meant to provoke thought and spark conversations through the encouragement of a healthy mindset and lifestyle. We are here to motivate you to build the relationships you need that will help you create the life you want to live through actions NOW. Explicit language is highly possible; please air with care! Language: en Genres: Education, Self-Improvement, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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One Play Doesn't Define The Game
Episode 24
Friday, 23 October, 2026
Do you let too much of your environment impact who you are on a deeper level? Do you allow the wind to blow you off course, or the rain to ruin your day? Do you have to have the sun shining in order to leave the house or have fun living your daily life? You can't wait around for other people's permission or happiness just so you can pursue your own, otherwise you'll always be under somebody else's clouds. You also must treat moments full of emotion similar to the weather; an honest mistake is no different than a gust of wind passing through. Be thankful for the breeze and carry on with your day with the newfound knowledge you've learned from the situation. Try not to pass your troubles on to others and don't adopt someone else's issues just because they know how to complain about every little thing with little sense of their own gratitude.Success isn't granted from perfection on the first go, it is created through continuous effort despite failures and setbacks that happen during the natural process of development. With maturity, we begin to accept the inevitability of disappointment that must happen in order to grow. We can reduce those down to minor issues rather than major pitfalls that could derail our entire goal, possibly even our passion that fueled seeking such a desire in the first place. One play doesn't define the game, it's the collective endeavors of many plays that make up the outcome of the game as a whole. Knowing weaknesses allows us to avoid repeating the same mistakes over and again, just as knowing strengths gives us the advantage we need in order to duplicate the success we desire.How people make us feel shouldn't be an outcome we allow to impact us; their actions create a response that we allow in order to make ourselves feel a certain way. Sometimes we let other people's choices dictate our own power to choose how we feel or react to them with more weight than other times because we decided to let that weight affect our energy instead of protecting it. The same goes for our children; we have to protect their energy and provide the example we want them to live by. The only experience they know is the one that you provide to them. Show them that a mind full of gratitude is wealthier than one filled with thoughts of money. Let them learn that to be human is to be flawed and that growing should never stop at any certain age or milestone. Committing to improvement includes keeping the mindset focused on finding positivity in all the moments so that we can remember the way to the light when things become dark. Create the opportunities to enjoy time with loved ones making memories you've provided to them, knowing it was your efforts that built the richness of the moment beyond the weight of gold.
