{"id":3944,"date":"2019-06-02T23:07:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T23:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harbirzinc.com\/sandradawes\/?p=3944"},"modified":"2019-06-02T23:07:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T23:07:37","slug":"creating-your-own-home-court-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harbirzinc.com\/sandradawes\/2019\/06\/02\/creating-your-own-home-court-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating your own home court advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Years ago I wrote a blog post about why I\u2019m no longer a sports fan<\/a>. It\u2019s one of those blog post that I knew didn\u2019t fit with my usual content, but it was something that was on my mind. While I\u2019m not claiming to have gone back to my hard-core fan days, I will admit that I\u2019ve gotten caught up in Toronto Raptors fever. This post isn\u2019t about the awesomeness of the team of how cool I think it is to have them in the finals. This is more about the fact that I now truly understand what home court advantage is and that\u2019s what I want to talk about today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I was watching the start of the game and it was pure\nenergy from the start. The announcements of the starting lineup, the national\nanthem with the entire stadium singing; you couldn\u2019t help but get caught up in\nthe excitement and the game hadn\u2019t even started yet! As I was watching all of\nthis and realizing that this was a huge part of home court advantage, it made\nme wonder how I could create something like that in my own life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can we create our own home court advantage when it comes\nto our lives? To me, home court advantage is all about being in an environment\nthat supports and encourages your success. It not just about the screaming\nfans, it\u2019s about being surrounded by people who believe in you and are cheering\nfor your success. If you\u2019ve ever watched any sporting event, there are moments\nwhen it feels like the fans willed the success of the home team. Whether it\u2019s a\nball that bounces off the rim and miraculously finds it way to going through\nthe hoop or a gravity defying move that a player makes that pushes the home\nteam into the lead; there always seem to be those moments that leave us\nwondering how did that happen?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We want the same sort of magic in our own lives, without the\nthousands of cheering fans. I think that it\u2019s all about cultivating an\nenvironment that supports you in creating the life you want. It\u2019s about making\nsure that you feel supported in the places where you spend the most time.\nFigure out what makes you happy and find a way to incorporate more of that into\nyour life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love to listen to music. I have play lists that I play\naccording to the mood I want to set for the day. I have a mellow set for when I\nneed to be more contemplative and reflective and another one for those days\nwhen I need an energy boost and a kick in the pants to step outside my comfort\nzone. I have positive quotes and affirmations in my office and lots of plants\nin my home. I\u2019m constantly working at making my home feel like a place that empowers\nme to be my best self. That\u2019s what I think home court advantage looks like for\nme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What would home court advantage look like for you? Would you\nneed to meet with a mastermind group on a regular basis so that you feel\nsupported and encouraged in the pursuit of your goals? Maybe it\u2019s having a\ngarden that you can spend some time in when you need to take your mind off of\nthings. Think about what you need in order to feel like you\u2019ve got what you\nneed to successfully achieve your goals and start to create it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For us non-athletes, our personal home court advantage\nprobably won\u2019t involve cheerleaders with matching outfits or a team song\n(though it could!). What I think it means is creating the environment that\nsupports our success. Once you figure out what that looks like for you, start\nto create it and take full advantage of the edge you\u2019ve given yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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