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The 4 A’s of Archery and Achievement
A lesson from archery
Did you know you can take several great life lessons from the sport of archery? Everyone is familiar with the phrase aim high, but there is more to accomplishing what you want than aiming alone. Let’s look at four steps you can use from archery to help you achieve far more in life.
Lessons from archery
Few realize the term archery comes from the Latin word “arcus.” Guess what arcus means? Something curved, such as an arch or a bow.
Something interesting to note is that the two strongest structural shapes are an arch and a triangle. The bow is arched, and the bowstring forms a triangle when drawn! Together, they exert tremendous force to propel the arrow forward.
A well-known fundamental of archery Is that to hit a target, especially one far away, you must aim high. The arrow’s trajectory forms another arc because of the effect of gravity. The farther the target, the higher you must aim. Aim too low, and the arrow will fall short.
“Failure is not the crime. Low aim is.” John Wooden (1910–2010)
When setting personal goals or targets, the closer they are, the easier they are to hit. As the target moves…
