Slumps

Slumps “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. slump, out, thoughts, one, athlete, struggle, step, quest, positive, negative, help, slumps, process, mistakes, way, performance, knowing, important, things, test, start, shut, quote, over, level, lessons, lead, handled, handle, getting, focus, first, fall, example