It just depends on how you look at it.
It always does.
Steph Houghton.
2019 was a great year for International footballer and England Captain Steph Houghton.
A pioneering year.
Because her journey led England somewhere new.
And it also included.
For Steph.
Perhaps the most awful thing that could happen to a professional footballer.
So was 2019 a good year for Steph Houghton?
It just depends on how you look at it.
It always does.
11.7 Million.
The most watched TV programme for 2019.
Was the women’s World Cup semi-final.
11.7 million people watched England take on reigning champions the USA.
Steph Houghton, MBE.
Manchester City player and captain.
England player and captain.
Was doing what she does best.
In front of almost 12 million people.
So many, many people knowing her name and seeing her do what she loves the most.
So many, many people knowing her name and seeing her miss the penalty that might just have helped England to move past the USA to the final.
Aiming High.
That’s the thing with aiming high.
The view from such an elevated place is stunning.
But when your head bows.
(And heads always bow).
The view down is not so amazing.
And when we fall.
(And we always fall).
It can be a long way down.
Pioneering.
So if you decide to be pioneering.
You have automatically decided to fail.
Because you’ll never just keep going.
No one ever did.
You’ll find the limit of your journey.
And the more interesting and brilliant your journey.
The more people will see you journey.
And more people will see the limit of your journey.
The point in your journey where you fail.
So be ready for the good times.
And keep climbing.
But be ready for the fall too.
And how you react to the fall.
And don’t forget that when the fall comes.
It does not have to be the end of everything.
There are more journeys to be had.
It just depends on how you look at it.
It always does.
