We only really see results achieved by people on the TV or the internet. We don’t see the work. We don’t see the daily hardships. We don’t see the mental pressures of sportspeople, just them in action on the field. That’s what forms the image of what that kind of life would be like.
We don’t see behind the scenes, which is 90% of that life. The training, the rehearsing, the dealing with sharks, the constant criticism, the pressure of performing at a top level every single time. That 90% is barely factored into the image of the life we’re chasing. But deep down, we know it’s there. And if we can’t cope with it, we’ll sabotage ourselves to protect ourselves from it.
So by looking deeper and realizing just how horrible it can be, we can start to reassess. Do we want the big life, pressures and all, or just the surface image? If we’re just chasing the image but couldn’t deal with the real world behind that image, our minds will have other ideas and put the brakes on it.
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