You were born for this.

                                      

Reich’s cultural parable The Triumphant Individual is on that I have seen in this great movie Miracle on Ice.  If you have never seen it, then you need to sit down with your family and watch it.  The whole movie is based on this premise that you can be nothing and work hard.  Then work harder and harder yet and you will reach your goals.

In this clip coach Herb is giving a speech to his team of boys.  A band of brothers from across the nation that have come together to where they are representing the United States of America.  His opening line of the clip is one that you would think a Uncle Ben from Spider Man would be saying “great moments are born from great opportunity, that what you have here tonight and that’s what you have earned”

The process premise is simple within this speech.  In here Coach Herb is reassuring them that they have earned this opportunity.  Stating that yes the Soviets may win 9 out of 10 but not tonight.  I love that his is motivating the boys to get out of their heads in a game situation to understand that they have earned this.  More importantly they have an opportunity to try and succeed.  Like a father talking to his kids he acknowledges that there are hard times and times that they just might not win.  But tonight they can beat them at their own game.

There is a need to understand within themselves that there is a possibility to win.  He then instructs them how they can do it because they have earned it.  As the speech continues you can see the attitude in their faces how their attitude changes when he says because you were meant to be hockey players.  I absolutely get motivated by the ending when coach Herb is says “you were meant to be here tonight, this is your time, their time is done, it’s over.  This is your time now go out there and take it.”

The team’s belief as they walk out of the room is that they can do it.  Not just for themselves but for all the people that have supported them throughout this entire struggle.