I'm a frequent podcast listener. I've got my favorites and listen to them almost everyday. Some days they make me laugh, other days I learn something new. Today I even learned a few lessons -
*Use your gifts - they may not stick around forever
*Don't over-think things
*Replace negative thoughts with positive ones
One of today's podcasts featured select stories about times where people can't stop getting in their own way, and they told the story of Steve Blass. I'm a recent baseball fan so I've never heard of the guy, but Steve Blass was a former MLB All-Star Pitcher for the Pirates. While he was an amazing pitcher, he is best known for his sudden and inexplicable loss of control after the 1972 season now referred to as "Steve Blass Disease." Steve Blass Disease is a widely used term in baseball to describe talented players who inexplicably and permanently seem to lose their ability to accurately throw a baseball. Post Steve Blass, researchers have done studies proving that coaches shouldn't say things like "focus on the mechanics" when a player suddenly loses their abilities. This is because it causes a person who is already thinking too much to think more! So, how does Steve Blass feel about all of this? Well, he's just happy he got to live his dream.
Moral of the story - don't over-think things or you'll just make it worse.
Tata for now,
Allison
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