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In chapter 20, Alex is forced to face one of her biggest fears: playing a tennis match against Alicia, Zach’s cousin.
The thing that scared her most was the idea of making mistakes. If she made mistakes, she would look like she didn’t know how to play tennis. And she would lose.
Nobody likes to make mistakes or lose.
Normalcy knows this. So he tries to convince you that mistakes are a bad thing. When you believe mistakes are bad, you’ll hold back and try NOT to make mistakes. But the more mistakes you try not to make, the more you mess up!
The truth is that you NEED to make mistakes. Doing something wrong is the BEST way to learn how to do it right.
When you learn what doesn’t work, you can change your approach and figure out what does work.
That’s why you should try to make as many mistakes as you can as fast as you can. Then you have to learn what you’re doing wrong and fix it. By trying to make mistakes because you know your mistakes give you a chance to learn, you won’t be afraid of making mistakes ever again!
So when you make a mistake, don’t cover it up with an excuse.
Normalites avoid responsibility for their mistakes. For instance, when Zach makes mistakes on the baseball field, he’ll find someone else to blame. He’ll say things like:
“The umpire made a bad call.”
“The sun was in my eyes.”
“I hurt my ankle.”
“The other team cheated.”
“I wasn’t ready.”
Because Zach never learns from his mistakes, he keeps making the same mistakes over and over. And he never gets any better.
But Alex and Tyler are Dream Doers. They face their fears by making mistakes. Then they accept responsibility for their mistakes, figure out what they did wrong and get better.
Tyler has spent all summer making mistakes with his pitching. Tomorrow, he’ll have a chance to learn from those mistakes and live his dream…unless Zach gets his way and steals Tyler’s dream of pitching in an All-star game.
Until then, enjoy the story!
To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean
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