Taking it ONE day at a time... :)

The work-shops are AWESOME!!! I finally feel like I'm progressing! 

As you may know, my research is revolving around Alonzo Mourning's (former Miami Heat Basketball player) book, Resilience.  His life reveals the most important aspects that influence the development of resilience: focus, perseverance, determination, courage, social support, and faith.  My first multimodal will focus on three STU sports, including one of the meetings of the Break Thru Club, which consist of a social support group for athletes.
If you're wondering how Alonzo describes resilience, visit:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-uUgy7a__Q

From my own interactions with other athletes, I've realized their common approach to unfavorable situations; they often view them as challenges, not threats.  Mourning mentions, "It's amazing how adversity introduces a man to himself; you go through different trials and tribulations in your life, and it helps you stop and reflect, and understand your purpose here and not once did I give up...I could have easily given up."  That's simply amazing.

Anyways, before I actually begin filming for my multimodal, I MUST begin my observation, in order to determine what sports event will give the audience a better understanding of what I'm trying to portray.  I want to show athletes struggling and persevering in their sport and studies, team/coach support, and what it's like to be an athlete.  My first interviewee made an interesting statement, "College athletes, in general, are more resilient than non-athletes...athletes run a risk of having a major setback and then having the decision, 'should I fight back or quit?'"  That is something that sets athletes apart from non-athletes. 

Blessings,

ENLIGHTEN 7

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