What can you learn about the relationships you have in your life from a famous basketball point guard?
Apparently a lot.
You see, Steve Nash wasn't the biggest guy ever. In fact, he's pretty small for a NBA basketball player standing at only 6ft 3in. But boy could the guy handle the ball...
But what made him so much fun to watch?
His passing skills.
He could pick apart another teams defense with ease. Nothing was off limits for him.
He did that for years on end.
A reporter once asked Nash what his goal was when he went out onto the court...and his reply to this question struck me when I heard it years and years ago.
He said that he didn't aim to be the highest scorer or the flashiest player out there on the court...
But that he wanted to be the guy that made everyone else twice as good as they could have been.
He was the guy who made average players look good and good players look great.
And then he would make the great players look even better. That was his goal every single time.
So today I ask you...how are you making the people in your life better?
Are you adding to their life or subtracting from it?
You can ask this question of every single type of relationship that you have.
But there's another piece to this and it's just as important about what you bring to the table...
What are others bringing into your life? Are they making you better? Or are they making you worse?
If you are out there in the world spreading positivity you need to have people who also fill up your cup as well. You need to have people supporting you instead of bringing you down all the time. You can't live a healthy and happy life alone, but you also can't live a great life with toxic relationships spreading their poison in you.
Don't every forget that you are direct product of the experiences you have and the people you hangout with.
Keep this in mind.
Apparently a lot.
You see, Steve Nash wasn't the biggest guy ever. In fact, he's pretty small for a NBA basketball player standing at only 6ft 3in. But boy could the guy handle the ball...
But what made him so much fun to watch?
His passing skills.
He could pick apart another teams defense with ease. Nothing was off limits for him.
He did that for years on end.
A reporter once asked Nash what his goal was when he went out onto the court...and his reply to this question struck me when I heard it years and years ago.
He said that he didn't aim to be the highest scorer or the flashiest player out there on the court...
But that he wanted to be the guy that made everyone else twice as good as they could have been.
He was the guy who made average players look good and good players look great.
And then he would make the great players look even better. That was his goal every single time.
So today I ask you...how are you making the people in your life better?
Are you adding to their life or subtracting from it?
You can ask this question of every single type of relationship that you have.
But there's another piece to this and it's just as important about what you bring to the table...
What are others bringing into your life? Are they making you better? Or are they making you worse?
If you are out there in the world spreading positivity you need to have people who also fill up your cup as well. You need to have people supporting you instead of bringing you down all the time. You can't live a healthy and happy life alone, but you also can't live a great life with toxic relationships spreading their poison in you.
Don't every forget that you are direct product of the experiences you have and the people you hangout with.
Keep this in mind.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME coaching. Dive into some great quotes for happiness by clicking here or read more quotes about depression if you're running out of steam to get some motivation to move forward!
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