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Shaquille O'Neal said, “My stepdad was a sergeant in the army—a serious, strong man of character. We had an excellent relationship.

I once played at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks in my first season in the NBA. I had a terrible game.

Afterward, he called me and asked why I played so badly. He wondered if it was the pressure of facing Patrick Ewing and the Knicks. I told him I felt pressure. He said, ‘Tomorrow, I want you home at 7:00 AM. Pick me up—we're going to see a family that has no home.’

On the way, we encountered a family in need. My stepdad stopped, gave them money for their next meal, and said, ‘That’s pressure. You have everything; you’re weak. There’s no pressure in playing basketball and earning millions of dollars. Real pressure is felt by those who don’t know when or where their next meal will come from.’ He told me to get out and help that family.

I got out and saw a man with his wife and two children who had just lost their home. The man was looking for work. He told me he was cutting grass. I called a friend and asked him to get this man a job. I called another friend and said I needed an apartment for a family of four, promising to send a check the next day. They needed help.

After that, I never felt pressure in a basketball game again because that family had real pressure.”

You’ll never have desperation as long as you have preparation! Diligently prepare and plan for what’s ahead of you and you’ll never be nervous about what happens ahead of you!
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I have seen people that keep saying that others are switching up on you. I’ve seen it repeatedly over the years. So this is for anyone who keeps wavering in and out of sobriety.

You are the one that keeps going from sober to high, high to sober, sober to drunk, drunk to sober, sober to drunk, drunk to high, high to sober. Month in and month out it’s the same thing. You are the one always switching it up and deflecting it on everyone else because they react to your inconsistencies.

This isn’t to clown you out but maybe you should quit getting sober for the attention and maybe start doing the work it requires for you to quit switching up on everyone. Go into a meeting to learn, not for the people. Work a program so you can really change, not to get pats on the back for trying. Quit going back out for the pity party you get when you get clean again. You want attention? Completely and whole heartedly change right in front everyone’s eyes and you’ll get the right kind of attention.

The day you see that you are the problem is the day you might stay sober.