The Scoreboard Doesn't Measure Soul

Heart

Dennis Rodman’s been haunting me lately.

It’s just fascinating.

Did you know in the 1997 season, he missed every 3-pointer shot he took, the whole season, his 3-point shooting percentage was 0%.

But that’s no problem.

Dennis Rodman was still inducted into the Hall of Fame.

In fact, he has the lowest Points-Per-Game (PPG) out of any other Hall of Famer.

Said differently—He’s in dead last place for scoring amongst HOF.

Sometimes I get down on myself.

I often believe I should be scoring more points like all of you.

I look at the stats » not enough points.

Stats don’t lie, numbers don’t lie . . . or do they?

The stats say I’m in last place for scoring.

Embarrassing. Tough. If only . . . if only I could glide and juke like Michael Jordan 🏀 

Or, you should see my friend’s house, uh, sorry I mean his mansion. You should see her figure, she looks amazing in everything. He just graduated with a 4.1 GPA, I didn’t even know that was possible. They just spent 4 months living abroad, doing charity work too.

Meanwhile I haven’t really scored any points. I’m busy here wishing my eyes were more symmetric. That I wasn’t bald. Checking my stocks again to see if it inched up, hopefully.

I wonder if Rodman ever felt this way. I bet he did. And I double down the bet that he transcended the illusion. 

👀 See, out of all the Hall of Famers, Rodman has the most rebound titles. #1. First Place 🏆️ 

And get this, in the 3 years with the Bulls, as a starter, in 1/3 of the games, he didn’t even attempt a shot.

Rodman focused not on what he lacked » But what he already had. Superpower rebounding tenacity.

Friend what are your superpowers?

He didn’t bother spending energy on what he lacked. Because lack gains (more) lack.

He focused on his gains. Because gain gains gain 💯 

The scoreboard doesn’t measure soul.

So don’t play to impress, but to impact the game around you. Play your game today.

Be the blue duck.

If this letter sparked anything—follow it.

And if you want a next step beyond just reading, Invisible World is the place we take these conversations deeper to get ROI on our individual superpowers.

Mind 🏀 

Rodman is the only player in NBA history to:

• Play 35+ minutes

• Take 0 shots in a third of his games

• Inducted into Hall of Fame

• Win 5 Championships 🏆️ 

• Lead the league in rebounding

No one else has ever dominated a core skill superpower this completely while opting out of offense 🦹 

Me? I always thought it necessary to shoot a basketball well to be in the NBA. Let alone Hall of Fame.

Illusions are so damn slippery.

Soul ⚡️ 

Spoken by Polonius to his son Laertes, the back porch pep talk:

“This above all: to thine own self be true

And it must follow, as the night the day

Thou canst not the be false to any man.”

—Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3, William Shakespeare

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