Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the MCHS sports banquet for softball and volleyball. I was honored to be asked in the first place, but I was a little nervous. I was told to talk about myself and prepare the girls for college, but I knew I wanted to touch on the importance of mental health and overall mindsets before I was finished. So, I brought out my nifty little notebook and wrote some points that I thought were important.
The first point was making sure to thank the softball coaches for asking me to come back and speak, it felt pretty cool to be asked to do that. I also wanted to make sure the girls were congratulated on their tremendous season, and that they weren’t being too hard on themselves for not winning state. To go along with that, I congratulated their academic performances as well, since that is just as, if not more, important as ball. After that is when I got into the nitty-gritty.