Slumps

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“A quest is defined as a search, pursuit or journey. In every quest there are lessons learned along the way that will challenge and test, but ultimately enlighten those involved.”
- Unknown
When reading this quote carefully, it contains some very important information that helps answer many people’s personal problems. A quest can be anything in a person’s life. A long term goal is a perfect example of a quest. Everyone has a quest, whether it’s getting into a university or striving for that special something. The second half of the quote is the most important to the reader. It states that quests contain lessons that will challenge and test those involved. These challenges and tests can also be referred to as slumps. The word slump, is most commonly used in sports. Many athletes fall into slumps at one point in their career. The way to handle oneself in this period can make or break one’s post slump performance. Personally, I have had many experiences with slumps, sometimes I handled them perfectly and other times I handled them insufficiently. There are some advantages to knowing how to handle these adversities.
The first step of being in a slump is realization. A person must come to terms that he or she is lacking in performance. When an athlete is in this first step it is incredibly easy to fall deeper into it. This struggle can build up so quickly that one can feel overwhelmed with his or her mistakes. Mistakes are the number one reason an athlete falls into this underachieving. Mistakes lead up to an extreme case of discouragement, which in turn lead to a more severe slump. Slumps are a accumulation of mistakes that are built up over time. These negative thoughts are the foundation of this struggle.
The next step of the “slump process” is getting out of the slump. There are many reasons that one can get out of this struggle. But the easiest way an athlete can beat the slump is to focus on th...