Many players enter this game based upon their enthusiasm towards hitting balls. They leap in with all the inspiration in the world. Some of you go out and buy expensive cues, order the best tables, join leagues, enter tournaments and buy books and instructional tapes. The game has reached out and touched you.
Pool has tapped you on the shoulder and now you are hooked on the game.
When you look back, you are not sure when it really happened but at one specific point, you realized your love of pocket billiards. And now you may wonder why you have not really reached the level you were so sure you could master. After all, anyone who loves this game as much as you do should have an express ticket to the top. But that did not happen. You find yourself struggling with shots and run outs that you know you should make.
Now it is time you take a good look at your journey. And when you look at it, you may find that you have never really declared where you were going in the game of pool. So, in this lesson, we will “step in to the water”.
Gather the resources at your finger tip.
When you step in to the water you will always get wet. There is no way you can step and not be willing to get wet. Now is the time to decide what you want in this game. Then join this other network as you “wade out a little bit deeper”.
Once you post your email with the Monk family of players, you have arrived at “Zero Point Entry Field.” Now you have a support group who will help you realize your real desires for this game. You can tap into that wonderful network and gain strength and direction simply by “stepping in to the water.” You will never get answers to questions you do not ask. Here is the essence of Lesson number two.
Without your first step, there is no journey.
It is true, you will have to take action and this action should reflect your declared purpose. What are you trying to achieve in the game of pocket billiards? Once you answer that question then the answers will come to you. Every email you send, every question you ask will draw the answer to you. The solution cannot happen if there is no action. Answers are not answers until they are acted upon. But it all begins with the first step.
Declare your purpose!
Why do you want to achieve this?
From this day forward, all your actions in this game will reflect your purpose. If you chose to be a tournament player, the finest tournament player, then your training and your experience will reflect that dream. The only way you will ever get where you want to go is to be clear about where you want to go.
Take action, measure you progress, make adjustments.
Once you declare your game, you must then determine why you want what you want. The "why" is the motivating force behind your actions.
Then you must take action. You can join The Masters of Art in Pocket Billiards program and work your way through the twelve levels.
You can order The Monk 101 dvd series and work your way through each level.
You can join The Monk Masters University and take sixty very important classes, thus acquireing the knowledge you need to build a solid foundation.
You can work your way through The Lesson book and build your skills
The important thing is to take action, measure your progress and make adjustments. Nothing happens without action.
When you look back, you are not sure when it really happened but at one specific point, you realized your love of pocket billiards. And now you may wonder why you have not really reached the level you were so sure you could master. After all, anyone who loves this game as much as you do should have an express ticket to the top. But that did not happen. You find yourself struggling with shots and run outs that you know you should make.