Today was one of those days. You know, one of those days filled with frustrations and plenty of SMH (i.e. “Shaking My Head” for those of you that aren’t Millennials). We rented a car to drive from Atlanta to Michigan to visit family for the Thanksgiving holiday. When the trip ended and we returned the care, I discovered that our car that had been parked at the rental place had not one but TWO FLAT TIRES!!!
Fortunately the rental company had an air compressor. I started airing up my tire. I continued airing up the tire. Minutes late, I was still airing up the tire. 10 minutes later, the tire was inflated to its proper PSI. It was time for the other tire. It didn’t take as long because I stopped before it was completely inflated. Impatience was running wild. It was inflated enough to go to a gas station with free air . . . air that came out of the nozzle much quicker. I mentioned to the rental company that their air compressor was the slowest ever.
“Success is a Choice” … I first heard this phrase when Rick Pitino wrote a book that had this as the title. It is one of the best quotes I have heard. In fact, I have borrowed it as the primary motto for my basketball program over the years. It goes on all of our letterhead, locker room posters and motivational pieces. In general, every person has the choice of how they act and behave.