Wrestling Mindset (www.wrestlingmindset.com), developed by Gene and Jeff Zannetti, recently shared their “7 Cardinal Sins of Mindset in Wrestling”. Since I believe wrestling has countless life-lessons to offer, I want to share these here as a brief series. The fifth of these is:
Cautiousness. According to Wrestling Mindset, “if you hesitate you lose. You gotta err on the side of gutsy and Pull the Trigger!”
Now, of course, there is a place for some level of caution in life. One should never be foolhardy and reckless. Instead, one should consider their path and act decisively. Better to take calculated risks than no risks at all.
Seize opportunity. Carpe momento! There are many ways to say it, but as hockey great Wayne Gretzky put it: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” In wrestling, it is called stalling. Legendary wrestler and coach, Dan Gable, insisted that his wrestler never stall. Take the shot!
Be your best today; be better tomorrow!
“Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.”—Gary Ryan Blair