The ultimate driver that makes me work hard is chasing the state of happiness, peace, and freedom in life. I've learned to change my view on hard work because it once had resistance when I used to work hard and I had to mentally push through. But now I learned to sit with my mind, and have the ability to analyze what's going on in my mind. If i didn't really feel like working hard that day, I would give myself 10 minutes to think and change my perception, to find love, peace, happines, and freedom through hard work, making me crave it even more after.

I used to be fearful of not being the best person I could be. I used to fear that I could grow old and just feel empty and unfulfilled inside. I used to fear not being perfect. Until I let go of that fear. I realized every thought that comes to your mind is just a thought, and you decide whether it has power or not. So now I don't really fear anything.

My glass is half full. It may not have always been half full. I used to work really hard with negativity. I used to chase perfection, stress over mistakes, and constantly be so brutal on myself when things didn't go my way. Along with that it made me percieve the world with a gloomy lens. The days felt hard, and every decision felt like a war with my mind. This was mentally draining. I began practicing positivity, and disciplines such as, meditation, reflection, and positive affirmations. I also became very aware of my emotions when things didn't go my way. Instead of dwelling on it I've learned to let things go easily and just enjoy playing the game. A big thing that helped me was remembering why I was even on the field playing. Telling myself that I'm here because I love the game, not to stress over it, keeps me very calm and composed. This has elevated my game drastically in recent times.