Ep.010  What do you do when your greatest weakness is put in front of you every single day? You see it as an advantage. Then you work your ass off to be mentally and physically better than your opponents. In a sport like volleyball where height tends to be a mandatory requirement for success 5’9” attacker Chris Ling needed to bring something else to a game where most other players 6’6” and up. Chris was final ingredient needed to take the Humber College volleyball team to 2 provincial championships a national championship and he has won the NACIVT (a North American wide tournament) 4 times. We sit down to talk about how to see your greatest challenges from a different context and why failure is the only way to being a champion. Show highlights: - What do you do in the face of rejection? - Building resistance to failure. Failing will not kill you - You know you’re pushing yourself when things start to fail and get difficult - There’s more to being a good player than height. Learning to listen and support others towards your common goal - Get curious and ask why instead of taking things for granted - The open growth mindset - you don’t know everything you need to be the best - Choose to surround yourself with people who are playing at a higher level to advance skills - Be open to learning and have a driving passion to learn the game - Even with seeming disadvantages, keep the mindset that you give it your all