Keep Shooting Your Shots
March 27, 202Five
Life is one big game, and you’re either in it to win it or you’re sitting on the sidelines watching others take action. I grew up playing sports, and so far, 2025 feels like one of those long, exhausting yet hopefully rewarding games that’s going to take every ounce of energy out of you—and potentially go into overtime.
If you’ve ever played basketball, you know it’s divided into 2 halves, 4 quarters. First quarter of this year was off to a challenging start. I started a new job, got back into my gym and nutrition discipline, had to process some tough family news, and—let’s be honest—I’ve just been trying to keep myself centered through it all. But yo, the shoes have been laced all the way up, and ya boy has definitely been in the game, okay! Clock it! A lot of shots have been taken—some made, some missed—but that’s okay. No one makes 100% of the shots they take. But one thing’s for sure: you’ll miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, and that’s a fact.
Q1 is the beginning of the game. It’s when you find your rhythm, feel out the competition (in my case, all the shit life throws at you), and you play hard. But listen—don’t do too much! You can’t get winded too quickly and burn yourself out before you even get to the real action. That’s life, though. It’s a game. And no matter how hard we want to win, we’ve got to make sure we don’t burn out too soon, or else we’ll never get to the end of the game.
I keep having to remind myself of all the things I want to accomplish—excuse me, will accomplish. It’s okay to pace yourself. It’s okay to not try and do everything at once, especially when you’re doing it alone. You’ve got to find your pace, keep your breath steady, and keep shooting those shots in your own time. And sometimes, when it feels like everything is stacking up, you’ve just got to trust that the work you put in, no matter how small it seems day to day, will add up. Every shot, even the ones that miss, is still a shot taken.
Q1? Pretty much a wrap. Let's see how the rest of this game goes. Q2, I’m coming for you. Shots will be shot, and the shoes? They stay laced up! And as we head into the next quarter, just remember—you’re not in this alone, even when it feels like you are. Keep your head in the game, and keep shooting your shots.
