The Mental Swing Attractors: Be Bold, Courageous, Daring… What Can You Say YES To?

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Too many people are afraid to take risks, but those who change the world for the better are bold, courageous and daring as they seek to live life to the fullest and make a difference however they can!

Extra Inning Softball is running a series of articles with record-setting college softball coach Mike Lotief who—after 17 years of coaching Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns softball— reveals the training program that propelled his team to the NCAA tournament, the Women’s College World Series, and NCAA Super Regionals.

Here is the latest feature from Mike dealing with the mental side of the game (and how to be successful off the field, too).

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The definition of “daring” is brave, risk-taking, willingness to take risks or to be bold.

The willingness to take or seek out risks by being bold and venturesome. People who are daring are willing to do or say things which are NEW & DIFFERENT & CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO.

A daring person understands the personal risk assumed by shocking or angering those in power (speaking truth to power).

Bold people stand out from the group because they are more confident, more courageous and more directed.

People who choose to be bold with meaning and purpose to make things better are inspiring because they accomplish positive change that makes a difference.

“THE REAL MEASURE OF WINNING IS BRINGING ABOUT GROWTH, PROGRESS, DEVELOPMENT & POSITIVE CHANGE FOR OTHERS AROUND YOU!”—Mike Lotief.

Being bold and daring takes confidence because you are taking RISK, whether it could be physical danger or risk to your status &/or reputation.

Be bold and daring and brave:

especially in COMPETITION — winning this pitch,
with your DREAMS and the unimaginable,
in your EDUCATION,
with your fears & limitations & weaknesses and hopes & capabilities & strengths,
when people tell you that you will be defeated or you cannot do that,
while accepting and taking accountability for your failures and setbacks,
when you see someone being treated unfairly,
when taking an unpopular stand that will lead to real, significant change & equity,
while overcoming adversity,
when you have an opportunity to CHANGE THE WORLD IN A BETTER WAY, & while PURSUING EXCELLENCE.

WATCH this inspiring TED TALK on “taking risks” that leaves you with the question, “What can you say yes too?”

HOW DEEP IS YOUR PASSION TO EXPLORE? ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE RISKS IN ORDER TO DISCOVER PERSONAL GROWTH?

Asked another way, how deep is your passion to EXPLORE and how does that correlate to the amount of vulnerability you are willing to expose yourself to in order to DISCOVER and experience your life’s journey to the fullest?

PURSUE EXCELLENCE & WIN THE NEXT PITCH.

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About the Author

Mike Lotief coached 17 successful years as either the head softball coach or co-head softball coach with his wife Stefni Whitton Lotief at the University of Louisiana from 2002-2017 with an overall coaching record of 731-176 (80.6 winning percentage). Every season, the Ragin Cajuns softball team advanced to the NCAA tournament and also advanced to three (3) Women’s College World Series (2003, 2008, 2014) and from 2012-2016 advanced to five (5) straight NCAA Super Regionals. Coach Lotief produced over 40 All American selections and his 2017 team lead the nation in scoring and was ranked in the Top 10 in home runs, slugging percentage, on base percentage.

The coach is a cancer survivor (twice) and was the first person in the U.S. to receive the Pro Trach device. Mike and Stefni spearheaded and raised the funding to build the new softball stadium in 2009 and the new softball indoor hitting facility in 2015. They are proud parents to Chelsea, who played softball and graduated from the Univ. of Louisiana in 2018, and Andrew, who is a junior at Louisiana studying Mechanical Engineering.

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