Fix What They Break!
In December, 2105/January, 2016, Damian Lillard found himself in "Turnoverville." In his 7 games with 2 weeks or so of New Year's Eve, he committed 36 turnovers - that is over five a game. That is horrendously high for an NBA All-Star Guard who has won the "Skills Challenge" during All-Star Weekend. He was not happy. The Blazers lost 5 of those games. Most normal people would find a way to cast the blame on someone else or something else. Not Damian. His ball-handling was "Broken." He had to "Fix" it. So he did. The next 5 games, he had a TOTAL of 4 turnovers! WOW! He fixed it! The next game, he missed 3 free throws... and he only attempted 5! How embarrassing! Now he had something else that was broken, and he needed to fix it! So he went on a Free Throw Shooting rampage, hitting 191 of 205, including 48 in a row. He fixed something else that was broken. Earlier we looked at Champions being true to their word. Do your very best to keep your word. At times, you will fail. Then it is time to "Fix" what you can after your word has been "Broken." Maybe it is something tangible that you break. Like a vase: Don't try to sweep it under the rug! Take responsibility to fix what you break, well, not like the vase was attempted to fix without the parents knowing. If you break it, do whatever you can to fix or replace it. This is true for objects as well as promises and even relationships. Settling for something that you break is demeaning to yourself. Giving something to someone that you broke is demeaning them. Champions do not settle for mediocrity. We cannot be perfect all the time, but we can always be pursuing excellence. And excellence can be found in finding broken things and fixing them.
