Sometimes I listen to Focus on Winning and it helps me prepare for the task at hand. Life is like running a rack of nine ball. There are easy shots, tough shots, decisions to be made, choice to make, living with the consequences of our actions, winning, losing, taking the conservative approach, risking, all sorts of events go on in the game of nine ball and the game of life. The most important part of any contest, weather it be pool or life, is the ability to learn from our experiences. In my book Point the Way I talk about the three promises of pool and one of them is that there is a lesson in every match.
Life is same way.
We must be willing to stand back and think about how things are going, and why they are going that way. If I really take the time to think, I will find the answer. If I don't find the answer, I will repeat the mistake another time. The reason I made the mistake in the first place is a weakness I possess. If I don't strengthen this weakness, then I will be condemned to making the same mistake over and over again.