There is a difference between playing hard and playing well. I care way more about one than the other, both for myself and for my clients. Here’s why.
When we play hard, we are fully present. We are investing in what we are doing. We’re giving our best effort, even if that effort does not result in certain objective measures of success.
Playing well can come from playing hard, but it isn’t a given. Some of us have more natural talent for things like tennis or swimming or skiing or football. Some of us, no matter how hard we try, are never going to be graceful dancers or accurate basketball shooters.
People who play hard do tend to improve because they are focused, but they also, at some level, keep in mind that what is happening is play. We need to take things both seriously and lightly, to strive to improve but to enjoy what we’re doing even while we suck at it.
Happiness comes from playing hard.
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