Review: The Hinge-Dr. Rob Bell

The Hinge is a book based on the concept of that it only takes one decision, one choice, one moment that can change everything.  Dr. Rob Bell uses examples from all over the world talking about how certain decisions changed history.  A gut decision was made by Aerosmith's management team to not buy a private plan because it just didn't feel right and another band purchased it and tragically lost several members, that band was Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Dr. Bell then talks about using the hinge in sports and how there are Five Maxims of The Hinge:

The Five Maxims of the Hinge…

1.     It only takes one…

2.     Things happen for a reason…

3.     Trust your gut…

4.     Tragedies are immediate…

5.     “What-if” moments never happened…

He writes that if we accept these and truly search for them we can often help yield the results we want when we come to a Hinge point. 

Below are a couple excerpts from the book I found interesting and see a link to the actual book on the right side of the page.  It's about 90 pages long and reads quick but has lots of good information.  Enjoy.

-Each of us is so much more than what we do.  If we accept the belief and have confidence that we are not only our performance, then we can learn to accept the outcomes of what happens.  We still strive to improve, but the motivation is different.  We operate from the belief that my sport or my job is something I do, not the full measure of who I am.  This belief grants us the freedom to pursue our goals from a place of trust, rather than fear.

-Arrogance, or hubris, puts the person, team, or group in a place of superiority.  When we feel superior, we feel    entitled, and we no longer listen to our coaches or people close to us