Friday, March 20, 2009
Faith. Belief. Trust.
Okay this post is really long overdue. I initially wanted to blog about this immediately after OBS, but have been so busy with school. I probably should be attempting my CS or MA lab right now, but I shall just squeeze in a blog post.
OBS had been a really fruitful journey for me. I learnt many new things there, and most importantly, is now much more closely bonded to my team mates. One of things I gained through the course was to have more FBT in my team mates. Faith. Belief. Trust.
Although I've always known I was a perfectionist, I'd been quite.. oblivious to the impact my actions might have had on others. By attempting to take things into my own hands so that the results will not be below my expectations, I had actually been robbing others of their rights and undermining their ability to perform.
But after the course, I now understand how important it is to have FBT in the people around me, especially my team mates. There's only so much within my control as a coxswain. At the end of the day, I need the strength of the rowers to bring us through the finishing line.
And to that, I also do hope all the rowers will have faith that I will do my job well as a coxswain. Although I do have to admit that my coxing ability isn't top notch yet.. But I'm still learning as much as I can every training. I can't give anything but my best, because I know of the high hopes pinned on me.. And I must not let my brothers down..
But unfortunately, I had to injure my back now. Probably a sprain or something, but I can't bend forward at all. And there's only 1 week left to MR500. I really hope I can recover in time. If not, even coxing will be a problem.
I've been listening to Way Back Into Love on repeat for the past hour. Will be borrowing the Music And Lyrics DVD from Alwyn next week. The story sounds touching, and the song is beautiful. And I do hope I'm not imagining things this time..
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OBS had been a really fruitful journey for me. I learnt many new things there, and most importantly, is now much more closely bonded to my team mates. One of things I gained through the course was to have more FBT in my team mates. Faith. Belief. Trust.
Although I've always known I was a perfectionist, I'd been quite.. oblivious to the impact my actions might have had on others. By attempting to take things into my own hands so that the results will not be below my expectations, I had actually been robbing others of their rights and undermining their ability to perform.
But after the course, I now understand how important it is to have FBT in the people around me, especially my team mates. There's only so much within my control as a coxswain. At the end of the day, I need the strength of the rowers to bring us through the finishing line.
And to that, I also do hope all the rowers will have faith that I will do my job well as a coxswain. Although I do have to admit that my coxing ability isn't top notch yet.. But I'm still learning as much as I can every training. I can't give anything but my best, because I know of the high hopes pinned on me.. And I must not let my brothers down..
But unfortunately, I had to injure my back now. Probably a sprain or something, but I can't bend forward at all. And there's only 1 week left to MR500. I really hope I can recover in time. If not, even coxing will be a problem.
I've been listening to Way Back Into Love on repeat for the past hour. Will be borrowing the Music And Lyrics DVD from Alwyn next week. The story sounds touching, and the song is beautiful. And I do hope I'm not imagining things this time..
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