Paul Watzlowick, Richard Fisch, and John Weakland in their book Change give us this thought:

"It makes a difference whether we consider ourselves as pawnes in a game whose rules we call "reality" or as players in a game who know that the rules are "real" only to the extent that we have created or accepted them."

The above statement illustrates the attitude needed to win a Stanley Cup and maximize your personal performance in life. A key common attitude that high-performers understand is this idea about what "reality" they accept and live by. At 16 years old playing Junior Hockey I fell hard into a post that didn't move (remeber those posts.) My knee did move and had to be reconstructed during a long operation.

Coming out of that surgery the Doctors told my Parents that there was a good chance that I would never skate again. Now if I would have accepted the Surgeon's rules for my life, I would not have played 15 seasons or won a Stanley Cup.

Who has made the "rules" for your life? Pull out your personal Rule Book and make sure that it fits the GAME you desire to play!