{"id":965,"date":"2021-02-17T18:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kellytehuna.com\/blog\/?p=965"},"modified":"2021-05-25T13:30:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T17:30:27","slug":"its-your-destiny-take-control-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kellytehuna.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/17\/its-your-destiny-take-control-of-it\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s your destiny! Take control of it!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This morning as I was getting situated to start my work day, I came across a video by a professional beach volleyball player called Riley McKibbin entitled &#8220;Rise of a Benchwarmer&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vNmLeMtBaI8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The video starts out describing a scenario that played out while he and his brother, also a professional beach volleyball player, were coaching a young indoor volleyball team at the Junior Olympics Tournament in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>A young player was complaining about playing, or lack thereof and remarked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>You don&#8217;t know what it&#8217;s like! You&#8217;ve always been good!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Riley goes on to tell the story of his rise from being a perennial benchwarmer, even behind his younger brother, to becoming a top recruit to USC, to being a professional indoor player in the Italian Super league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plot twist: It had nothing to do with natural talent! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was sheer hard work and determination. Nothing else! It took several years and a lot of effort for him to get where he is today, but I think we can all agree, his hard work paid off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a coach, one of the things I tried to impress on all my players was the idea that they ultimately determined how far good got at the game and how quickly they progressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something I perhaps could have been more specific about, however, is most of that progress comes away from the court and away from your coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You see, the story Riley tells is one of self-motivation and perseverance. <em>He <\/em>made the decision to put in the work. <em>He <\/em>made the decision to do what he thought he needed to do to become better. It was all <em>him!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riley&#8217;s story is not too unlike my own athletic journey actually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I grew up with some of the areas top athletes as some of my best friends. Several of them represented our area and even our nation in at least one sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, I&#8217;ve had a good number of players tell me they wanted to get really good. I&#8217;ve had number of players tell me they wanted to work hard and become a real asset to their team. I can count on one hand the number of players that actually put in that work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve had so many players ask me what they needed to do to increase their vertical. I gave every single one of them the initial steps to improving which included stuff like box jumps, sprint starts and lifting. Again, I can count on one hand the number of players that actually followed through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coaches don&#8217;t make good players better. Good players make themselves better and coaches help give them the structure needed to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coaches discover and develop talent. We can&#8217;t create good players if those players refuse to put in the hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsurprisingly, this concept extends to all facets of life. Most of the failures in our lives come as a result of a lack of effort in that area of our life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School. Work. Family. It all requires constant effort and a lot of hard work on your part to succeed. It&#8217;s up to you to decide whether you&#8217;re willing to put in the work to get what you, or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, it&#8217;s all up to you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning as I was getting situated to start my work day, I came across a video by a professional beach volleyball player called Riley McKibbin entitled &#8220;Rise of a Benchwarmer&#8221;. 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