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Our friend H. Stephen Glenn is one of the most affirming, empowering individuals we have ever met. He instantly inspires us to always look for the positive.
Stephen was at his grandson’s tee-ball game a while back. A little boy came up to bat. He swatted the ball off the tee and ran as fast as he could to third base. The coach went up to the little boy and said "Boy, you sure hit that ball a long way."
The little boy said, "I did?"
"Yeah, and you ran really fast to third base and surprised the heck out of everybody!"
"I did?" he asked.
"Yes, you did. I have one question to ask you before you come to the dugout to watch the rest of the inning," the coach said to the boy. "When you made the decision to run to third base instead of first, what were you thinking of?"
The boy replied, "Well, everybody that was running to first was getting put out."
The coach took the boy to the dugout to talk to him. "Last time you made the choice of running to third base instead of first, surprised everybody, and made it, but you didn’t get a chance to score. Now you’ve got the same choice again. You can choose to run to third and probably make it okay but you won’t get to score, or you can take the risk of running to first base. You may get put out, but if you make it you get a chance to score. But, whatever you decide, I want you to know we’re right there behind you."
By Jack Canfield and Mark
Victor Hansen
from A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul