EPISODE · Jan 27, 2018 · 4 MIN
#103 Don’t Be Brittle
from What’s Your Problem? with Marsh Buice · host Marsh Buice
Chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin, was on lighting young chess players up on his quest to becoming a national chess champion. He was doing so well that he thought he was invincible until a "nobody" sat him down-beating him out of his crown-nearly destroying his desire to ever play chess again. It wasn't until Josh uplugged-got away from it all and went out sailing that he got 2 of his most valuable lessons from being on the water: Be present & release control. Some days we're thinking too far ahead...or too far behind and we miss the only thing that is real: This Moment...we want everything to go as planned and when it doesn't we dig in-fiercly trying to control and outcome when the only thing we can do is influence it and let go.Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marshbuice/messageTEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/
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Chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin, was on lighting young chess players up on his quest to becoming a national chess champion. He was doing so well that he thought he was invincible until a "nobody" sat him down-beating him out of his crown-nearly destroying his desire to ever play chess again. It wasn't until Josh uplugged-got away from it all and went out sailing that he got 2 of his most valuable lessons from being on the water: Be present & release control. Some days we're thinking too far a...
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