{"id":546,"date":"2014-12-13T18:24:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T16:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playing-pool.com\/?p=546"},"modified":"2015-12-22T14:32:14","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T13:32:14","slug":"will-get-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playing-pool.com\/en\/will-get-want\/","title":{"rendered":"The most you will get is what you want"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everybody is familiar with the expression \u201cYou have to want to win the tournament in order to be able to win it.\u201d I found out yesterday what is really meant by this. I\u0092’m currently reading a great book called \u0093\u201dThe Millionaire Fastlane<\/a>\u201d. This deals with the fast lane to riches and the comments are applicable to many areas of life. The author, MJ DeMarco, writes, that there is a difference between \u201cwanting to\u201d in the sense of being \u201cinterested\u201d in something, and \u201cwanting\u201d, in the sense of being \u201ccommitted\u201d to something.<\/p>\n

Commitment for me means binding oneself genuinely, deeply, and convincingly to a goal. I have often travelled to tournaments or team matches and was enthusiastically interested (which can also be seen as \u201cwanting to\u201d) in winning the tournament. With the same interest as I want to to be world champion, a millionaire, a Casanova, an astronaut \u2013 whatever. At the same time I went there with the subliminal feeling that second or third place wouldn’\u0092t be bad either (taking into consideration the competition, my fitness, headaches, [you can add your own excuses here]). Well, so I got to be master of second place that way. I was interested<\/em> in being number one, but committed<\/em> to getting second or third place. My real want was to save face, to achieve a respectable result, or to be home early on Sunday. Nice and safe.<\/p>\n

Newly inspired by my reading, I went to a tournament yesterday. On the way there, I again caught myself in thoughts going in the direction of \u201cplacing well\u201d as in: I’m sure that there a lot of good players, I haven’\u0092t practiced for months, and so on. However, this time I noticed this in time and changed my commitment. I said, and I really meant it: I\u0092’m going there to win the tournament. And I won it.<\/p>\n

This isn’t hocus-pocus. It isn’t a matter of putting some silly affirmations in your mind, or to appeal to the universe, the stars, to God, or your fairy godmother. No, the commitment lets you make a few correct decisions and actions at the right time. I decided, for example, to only drink water the whole evening. I ate well. When I noticed that the game was getting tight, I focused and played those balls that promised the greatest success. My commitment was simply permanently alive, and most of all, when things weren’\u0092t going well. I won two hill hill matches and played with great concentration against opponents with handicap. I was very much less nervous and much more self-assured than usual. Because I knew my true goal and there was no discrepancy between wanting out of interest (it would be nice to win), and wanting through commitment (I\u0092’m here only to win).<\/p>\n

Why the heading \u201cThe most<\/em> you will get is what you want?\u201d Because all that commitment is no guarantee that you will reach your goal. I also made errors yesterday which could have cost me a set. I also had luck at the right moment yesterday. I didn’t have to play against one or two strong players. It could have happened that I didn’t win the tournament and not reach my goal. However:<\/p>\n

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  1. I would have felt good in spite of this in the knowledge that I did everything possible.<\/li>\n
  2. I won the tournament.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The second point is interesting. [tweetable alt=”” hashtag=””]True commitment is best recognized by the results.[\/tweetable] The player who’s interested in winning comes in second, the player committed to winning is the winner. If I had \u201ccommitted\u201d myself to \u201csaving face, \u201cgood placement,\u201d or \u201ca nice evening,\u201d then I would have gotten exactly that. If I had committed myself to second place, I would have gotten second place. There is of course no guarantee to reach the striven-for goal. However, you do get at most<\/em> what you strive for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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