Today marks the first post of many to come in The Sporting Mind: Sport Psychology Solution's very own blog space. This blog will be used to highlight interesting, amazing, inspiring, and fascinating information about the world (first and foremost) and also the world of sport psychology. The purpose of the blog is to be a resource for athletes, parents, and others interested in this wonderful field. The Sporting Mind offers a much different brand of sport psychology than others out there and hopefully that is reflected by the creative posts that can be found here. This blog will celebrate the innovative, the passionate, the remarkable and the resilient people out there from all walks of life. You don't have to be a super star athlete to accomplish great things or to inspire the world. The internet is an amazing tool that literally allows anyone to be the next "feel good" story for the world to cheer for. There are millions of examples of inspiration out there and this blog hopes to pull but a few out and apply them to the work being done through the Sporting Mind. Any and all feedback is welcome, enjoy!
"A Man's Work Defines Him"
It is fitting to begin this blog during the twilight hours after watching an extremely inspiring video from www.wimp.com (video attached). "Adam's Rib" highlights a canoe builder, presumably from Canada, who is the definition of a passionate individual. Thanks to brilliant cinematography, this bio captures a young man consumed in his task of building custom water crafts for summer camps. The company he owns and operates is called Gull Lakes Boat Works, and it is truly the work that defines him. I encourage any one reading this to watch the short video and get a glimpse of beautiful craftsmanship, as well as what it means when they say "put your blood, sweat and tears into it." His work is solitary, it is incredibly time consuming, and it requires every ounce of his attention and focus. The defining moments of this video (aside from the beautiful background harmonica) are when this builder becomes introspective, trying to understand himself why he spends hours sculpting boats from scratch. "This is the mark that I was here. That I existed." It is almost haunting to hear him say this. Each craft that leaves that small workshop is a piece of him. As long as that canoe finds a home on a small wooded lake in the quiet spaces of Canada (or wherever his boats are needed), his legacy lives on. Not because Gull Lake's name is printed on the inside, or because the money earned provided him longevity... the canoe is a manifestation of a man's passion in the physical form... and that is beautiful. I challenge any one reading this to think about what their legacy is, and best of luck on your journey. What sign will you leave that you existed?
How One Man's Work Defines Him: "Adam's Rib"
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