He first went fishing with a buddy and caught only one fish. Later, he went out by himself and caught a few dinks. After that, he took two short afternoon trips in which he caught zero...nada...nothing.
As a full-time website developer and consultant, he wrote, "I don't get a ton of time to fish. In fact, I get very little--and it's very important to maintain the following mentality: You have to do what you can, with what you've got.
"Well, when 'what I got' is spent getting skunked," he continued, "it makes it hard to keep going."
Nevertheless, he quickly advised, "DON'T QUIT. DO NOT QUIT." "Losers quit...you are NOT a loser."
So how best to deal with defeat? How do we deal with getting knocked down? Skunked? Defeated?
Hauser urges anyone in this situation to "adopt the mentality that you are doing reps, and remind yourself that these reps are important. They matter.
"Nothing worth doing is easy. If you want to become a better fisherman (and I know you do), then you need to accept the fact that you will get skunked. You will lose expensive baits. Your plans will fall apart. You will be disappointed. And things won't always go your way.
"But these things make the days when they DO go your way so much sweeter. So keep going. You never know when it's going to completely turn around. Adopt the mentality that you need to push forward, no matter what.
"Remind yourself that you're doing reps. You're working on casting accuracy, bait selection, finding new spots, exploring, getting exercise and fresh air...and enjoying yourself.
"There is so much to be grateful for, even when you are not catching fish. So keep going. Keep fishing. Keep improving. Reps matter.
"Tight lines!"
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