We are Champions
(written by Kody Bateman, Founder of Send Out Cards)
Our son, Sawyer, plays on the 9th grade football team in Riverton Utah. They just completed an amazing season where they went 8 wins and 2 losses on the year. They went all the way to the championship game in their league.
We had the opportunity to work with this team teaching powerful law of attraction principles. We taught them that the "stories in their mind become the stories of their lives." We taught them to create the right stories in their mind with "I AM Statements" otherwise known as positive affirmations. We had them learn the statements of their teammates and they would yell their team mates "Statements" out when we threw them the ball. The team had its own I Am Statement that said: "We are Champions." On the playing field the team captains would yell out: "We Are" and the team would say: "Champions. They would then hit their thigh pads three times with their hands. When they did this they were inspired, we were inspired as we watched. The story in their mind became: "We are champions."
To put that statement into action, the team followed their coach and worked hard on the fundamentals of the game. They learned their plays and practiced executing them. They went out on the field as champions. They played as champions. They won eight games as champions. In their minds they were champions and that is how they played.
As we mentioned, they made it to the championship game. They went up against their cross town rivals. This was a team that was undefeated with players that were much bigger than ours. This team beat their opponents by an average of 35 points per game. This was a true "David versus Goliath" kind of story. Our team went into the championship game and played this team tough. The game was scoreless until close to the end of the first half when their rival team scored a touchdown and went into half time with a 7 to 0 lead. Our team went into half time like champions. Some were discouraged but, overall, they still believed they were champions and would win this game. They made their second half game plan and marched proudly onto that field. With heads held high, they fought another grueling battle. Early in the second half, their opponent scored another touchdown and went up 14 to 0. With their backs against the wall they kept on fighting. They made some great plays. There were exciting runs and catches and defensive plays that our team made. As a proud parent, my voice was gone from yelling and screaming with excitement.
This is when you would expect the story to turn and we would tell you about a great come back that lead to victory. After all, isn't that how all the stories end in the movies? Well, it did not quite work out that way. With two minutes left in the game, we were still down 14 to 0. The other team had the ball. I began to wonder how our team would take this defeat. After all, the story in their mind was that they were champions. They believed they were champions yet they were about to lose the championship game. As the seconds ticked away the reality set in that we had lost the game. Our team went out and shook hands and congratulated the other team. They looked on in silence as the other team celebrated. They walked off the field and gathered together for the coaches meeting. Their fans cheered for them as they knelt down in their traditional post game circle. Parents and friends gathered around that team and its coaches. Each of the coaches talked about the great season they had and how proud they were of each of the players.
I had a prompting that the coach would ask me to say something to the team, sure enough, he did. With emotions running high, I walked into the middle of these players and this is what I said:
Every one of you learned some valuable lessons this year about life. You learned that the stories in your mind become the stories of your life and that you have control over the stories you put in your mind. When I finished this statement I yelled out: "Is that right?" Together, every player yelled back "Yes Sir." I went on , "You learned this year what it means to be a champion." Then I yelled out, "Is that right?" Together, every player yelled back "Yes Sir." I went on, "Don't you EVER, EVER, EVER, stop believing in who you are. Have you got that!!" Together, every player yelled back "Yes Sir." I then yelled the words "WE ARE" they yelled "CHAMPIONS", I said, "WE ARE" they yelled "CHAMPIONS," I said "WE ARE" they yelled "CHAMPIONS."
The story in their mind truly became the story of their life. They went home as champions.
How many of us go home as champions even though we may not have won a battle or accomplished a goal? How many of us stop believing in our positive stories just because we experience set-backs or things don't happen as quickly as we would like?
If you want your "I Am Statements" or affirmations to work for you in life you must always believe in them. Too often we find that a set-back or a disappointment changes the story in our mind, changes our statements about ourselves, changes the language we use and the messages we send out to our sub-conscious mind. Winners are always winners in their own mind. Champions are always champions in their own mind. The boys on this football team will go on to play more games. There are many seasons left in them. They will go forward as champions in their mind. The day will come when they take the trophy home. It might be on next year's football team. It might be 20 years from now when they walk across a stage and accept a big award. It might be a quiet moment in meditation when they realize their life is complete and they are at peace. The trophies that you take home will be presented in many different ways so long as you always believe that you are a champion.
"We are"............"Champions"!!!
"We are"............"Champions"!!!
"We are"..........."Champions"!!!
Don't you EVER, EVER, EVER stop believing in who you are. YOU ARE A CHAMPION!!!
Your Friend,
Kody Bateman
We had the opportunity to work with this team teaching powerful law of attraction principles. We taught them that the "stories in their mind become the stories of their lives." We taught them to create the right stories in their mind with "I AM Statements" otherwise known as positive affirmations. We had them learn the statements of their teammates and they would yell their team mates "Statements" out when we threw them the ball. The team had its own I Am Statement that said: "We are Champions." On the playing field the team captains would yell out: "We Are" and the team would say: "Champions. They would then hit their thigh pads three times with their hands. When they did this they were inspired, we were inspired as we watched. The story in their mind became: "We are champions."
To put that statement into action, the team followed their coach and worked hard on the fundamentals of the game. They learned their plays and practiced executing them. They went out on the field as champions. They played as champions. They won eight games as champions. In their minds they were champions and that is how they played.
As we mentioned, they made it to the championship game. They went up against their cross town rivals. This was a team that was undefeated with players that were much bigger than ours. This team beat their opponents by an average of 35 points per game. This was a true "David versus Goliath" kind of story. Our team went into the championship game and played this team tough. The game was scoreless until close to the end of the first half when their rival team scored a touchdown and went into half time with a 7 to 0 lead. Our team went into half time like champions. Some were discouraged but, overall, they still believed they were champions and would win this game. They made their second half game plan and marched proudly onto that field. With heads held high, they fought another grueling battle. Early in the second half, their opponent scored another touchdown and went up 14 to 0. With their backs against the wall they kept on fighting. They made some great plays. There were exciting runs and catches and defensive plays that our team made. As a proud parent, my voice was gone from yelling and screaming with excitement.
This is when you would expect the story to turn and we would tell you about a great come back that lead to victory. After all, isn't that how all the stories end in the movies? Well, it did not quite work out that way. With two minutes left in the game, we were still down 14 to 0. The other team had the ball. I began to wonder how our team would take this defeat. After all, the story in their mind was that they were champions. They believed they were champions yet they were about to lose the championship game. As the seconds ticked away the reality set in that we had lost the game. Our team went out and shook hands and congratulated the other team. They looked on in silence as the other team celebrated. They walked off the field and gathered together for the coaches meeting. Their fans cheered for them as they knelt down in their traditional post game circle. Parents and friends gathered around that team and its coaches. Each of the coaches talked about the great season they had and how proud they were of each of the players.
I had a prompting that the coach would ask me to say something to the team, sure enough, he did. With emotions running high, I walked into the middle of these players and this is what I said:
Every one of you learned some valuable lessons this year about life. You learned that the stories in your mind become the stories of your life and that you have control over the stories you put in your mind. When I finished this statement I yelled out: "Is that right?" Together, every player yelled back "Yes Sir." I went on , "You learned this year what it means to be a champion." Then I yelled out, "Is that right?" Together, every player yelled back "Yes Sir." I went on, "Don't you EVER, EVER, EVER, stop believing in who you are. Have you got that!!" Together, every player yelled back "Yes Sir." I then yelled the words "WE ARE" they yelled "CHAMPIONS", I said, "WE ARE" they yelled "CHAMPIONS," I said "WE ARE" they yelled "CHAMPIONS."
The story in their mind truly became the story of their life. They went home as champions.
How many of us go home as champions even though we may not have won a battle or accomplished a goal? How many of us stop believing in our positive stories just because we experience set-backs or things don't happen as quickly as we would like?
If you want your "I Am Statements" or affirmations to work for you in life you must always believe in them. Too often we find that a set-back or a disappointment changes the story in our mind, changes our statements about ourselves, changes the language we use and the messages we send out to our sub-conscious mind. Winners are always winners in their own mind. Champions are always champions in their own mind. The boys on this football team will go on to play more games. There are many seasons left in them. They will go forward as champions in their mind. The day will come when they take the trophy home. It might be on next year's football team. It might be 20 years from now when they walk across a stage and accept a big award. It might be a quiet moment in meditation when they realize their life is complete and they are at peace. The trophies that you take home will be presented in many different ways so long as you always believe that you are a champion.
"We are"............"Champions"!!!
"We are"............"Champions"!!!
"We are"..........."Champions"!!!
Don't you EVER, EVER, EVER stop believing in who you are. YOU ARE A CHAMPION!!!
Your Friend,
Kody Bateman
Note: Our company, Send Out Cards, hosts "Treat 'Em Right" workshops across North America, focusing on the value of affirmations and "I" Statements. Please contact the blog poster for details and dates in your area.
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