Three strikes

Three strikes you’re “Not” out!

Imagine that there are two batters. Batter A steps up to the plate. Every pitch that he is thrown, he swings super hard. He misses once, he fouls the ball once, and he connects to a pop up fly and gets caught out. Batter B steps up to the plate, the pitcher throws three strikes in a row, striking the batter out. The batter never lifted the bat off of his shoulder.

Which of these batters were more successful at trying to get to first base? The answer is, batter A. Batter A showed confidence and had such a positive self image by believing in himself, that he tried to knock the cover off the ball with every swing. Batter B had such low self image, and was afraid to strike out, that he stood there and watched three chances to succeed pass him by, in the hopes of received a free walk to first base.

Even though both batters failed to reach first base, batter A learned from his swinging failures, and showed great confidence and the will to succeed. Batter A is the type of person that has a positive self image, believes in himself, and will try even harder next time. Batter B, just like those three balls, will let life pass him by because of how he feels about himself.