At some stage or other, we've all been frustrated, demoralised and hurt by the goings on at our footy Club over the years. If we want the pain to stop, then just realise that we need to do our part and stop undermining our own Club and just let them all get on with their job. If, at some point, it becomes clear that there is no positive change or improvement, then we have reason to question our methods. Until then, significant changes have been made in recent times. Let the results over the 'whole' season and beyond, determine the success or failure of those changes. Our problems have been with us for two decades. They are not going to be solved over night. Have some faith in people and give them time.
We should realise that it has not just been the players, coaches and administrators that have been the problem with our footy Club over the years. It has also been us. We put so much pressure on our Club to succeed that we never give anyone a chance. How often has our impatience and pressure led to quick-fix, short-sighted solutions. We need to stop telling them how to go about things and just support the people who are there. Try doing your own job under the amount of intense scrutiny and pressure that we place on the people at our Club and see how you cope. Is it any wonder they would try to shut the world and us out when all we seem to do is criticise and undermine their efforts?
Whether we realise it or not, we're part of this Club too. Being part of a team is all about letting go of self-interest and working with everyone towards the one aim? However, every one of us has an opinion and we all think we're right. We might well be, but the thing is, when will everything be 'perfect' and we all agree with every decision our Club makes? Probably never. Realise that we only need the one plan to succeed and for that to happen we need everybody to have faith in it and work together towards that common goal.
It doesn't have to be the best plan and we don't even need to have the best players. Every plan is fallible and open to criticism. And what is perfect anyway? It's only a matter of perception and opinion. To move forward, we just need everyone working together. As much as any decision our Club has ever made, our negativity and criticism only contribute to holding us back and keeping us where we are.
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We should realise that it has not just been the players, coaches and administrators that have been the problem with our footy Club over the years. It has also been us. We put so much pressure on our Club to succeed that we never give anyone a chance. How often has our impatience and pressure led to quick-fix, short-sighted solutions. We need to stop telling them how to go about things and just support the people who are there. Try doing your own job under the amount of intense scrutiny and pressure that we place on the people at our Club and see how you cope. Is it any wonder they would try to shut the world and us out when all we seem to do is criticise and undermine their efforts?
Whether we realise it or not, we're part of this Club too. Being part of a team is all about letting go of self-interest and working with everyone towards the one aim? However, every one of us has an opinion and we all think we're right. We might well be, but the thing is, when will everything be 'perfect' and we all agree with every decision our Club makes? Probably never. Realise that we only need the one plan to succeed and for that to happen we need everybody to have faith in it and work together towards that common goal.
It doesn't have to be the best plan and we don't even need to have the best players. Every plan is fallible and open to criticism. And what is perfect anyway? It's only a matter of perception and opinion. To move forward, we just need everyone working together. As much as any decision our Club has ever made, our negativity and criticism only contribute to holding us back and keeping us where we are.
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