During my freshman year of college, we had a guest speaker talk to the athletes. Gian Paul Gonzalez gave us each a poker chip, told us to write our initials on it, and taught us how to go all in. Just a few months before, he gave the same speech to the New York Giants before they won Super Bowl XLVI. Going all in is about letting go of the fear of failure and putting everything on the line to succeed.
I was fired up for a day or two, but never really thought about the poker chip after that. I did keep it in my book bag up until the day I graduated, though. Even though I had the chip, I have never gone all in. Up until this point in my life, I’ve played it safe. I picked the easy, comfortable route. I’ve only bet on the hands I knew I was going to win.
2019 is the year I go “all in.” Instead of taking the safe choice, I’m going to leap. I have no idea what the results are going to be. We are all capable of going all in. Is it going to be scary? Hell yes. I have goals for this year that I see and I think, “there’s no way I’m going to be able to do that.”
If you never go all in, you always have an excuse. You can say that you never really gave it your best effort. This year, I’m not making any more excuses and I encourage you to do the same. Let go of every doubt that creeps into your mind and do that thing that scares you. It will be worth it.
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