The Men of Iron Minute

by Chad Zueck | Director of Content Creation

Prisoners

It’s March Madness time! The games are underway, and “cinderella’s” will be dancing deep into the tournament. Basketball is a game of momentum. One team can go on a 15-0 run, and the other can storm back on a 15-0 run. I suppose that’s why they call it madness. Teams that are supposed to win go home early, and teams that are supposed to be home go on the bracket-busting run. And every second counts! It’s electric. You don’t have to be a basketball fan to appreciate the tension and glory of college basketball. Without any true knowledge, you can jump on the underdog “Tovey Tech” bandwagon as they shatter people’s hopes on their way to cutting down the final net.

To be successful in college basketball, you cannot be a prisoner of the moment. If they call your number in the waning moments of a nail-biter, you must show up and deliver (or you will be home nursing your wounds). Men become prisoners of the moment when they think that past success will guarantee future success or they are doomed to repeat past failures. A prisoner of the moment is so locked up that he cannot perform or think when needed. Further, a man imprisoned in this way mulls over what just happened and not what he needs to happen. Growing spiritual maturity means seeing the bigger picture and allowing faith to shape what you will do instead of reflecting on what you have already done. Don’t be a prisoner of the moment.

Your previous mentorship may have flopped. Try again.

You may have failed when you took your wife on that special date. Try again.

You decided to get your finances in order and blew your budget. Try again.

You set out for a memorable camping trip with your kids, and it rained. Try again.

Don’t be a prisoner of the moment. Try again.

Do something.

Dare greatly.

Be a better man.

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