Today I began thinking about the famous quote from Henry Ford, “Whether you think you can or can't, you are right.” That saying has impacted me for years. I believe I first heard it from my track coach in high school, Mr. Ambrozini, or Coach Ambro as we called him. Coach was always talking to us about overcoming the mental challenges of life and sport. He preached the concept of a strong mind and body, in that order. He would always use his version of the Henry Ford quote by saying “the second you think you can’t do something, you are right”, because the brain would make it so. His teaching has impacted my whole life. As an athlete, the idea that a positive mental attitude can bring about positive physical aspects was so important to me. I tried to avoid negative thoughts, yet, when it came to performance, the thoughts crept in my head. Though the positive mindset was there, the confidence to back it up had not yet arrived. I apply that to our students. We can ask them to be positive about themselves, their lives, or their future, but until we can instill confidence, the positivity is only a facade. We have to build and secure small wins to engineer their confidence. Then help them continue with positivity because, in the end, the person that thinks they can, does. Have a remarkable weekend. Go BEARS!…RiseUP! (cue Jason Mraz - "Have It All").
Until next time...
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