Building a team and building a future; what's the difference?

Look at those world-class gymnasts. Watch the ease with which they perform. That performance could not have been without the examples seen or the practices carried out so rigourously for a long period of time. It did not just happen. If they had been heaped upon with loads of criticism and disdain at the beginning of their learning, there would most probably have been no such gymnasts. The much needed confidence would have been lost.


Of course, besides the training and encouragement, there has to be discipline. Training has to be consistant. It must be often enough to have the human body develop the agility, flexibility, coordination and strength to perform those fantastic moves. Beside those three important qualities, gymnasts eventually developed a control over their bodies, imparting a lightness to their moves and landing.

Such rigorous training can only be possible if and when the human brain understands with confidence that the body is capable of achieving the trained graceful monoeuvres. And for most, that is only possible when the mind is first shown the possibility of such moves and is confident that there are steps or stages to reach the goal.

Once confidence is established, what remains for the individual is his spirit and his attitude towards all other probable new manoeuvres.

While gymnasts go towards new, more difficult or advanced manoeuvres, every other person could go to explore new ideas and create new products or inventions. That's where those who are not interested in gymnastics could possibly go into; probable new ideas and inventions. I wish to point this out as no matter which area our children may have their interests in, the road to success for our precious children and us is almost the same.

Therefore, caring parents must at all times be aware that children ought to be motivated with proper guidance, encouragement and praise. Children must be provided with, as much as possible, the proper aids to assist them to reach their full potential, irregardless of what that potential is.