Prepare To Win
Nobody gets out of bed and runs a marathon without having run before.
There is always preparation.
Nobody gets out of bed and runs a marathon without having run before.
There is always preparation.
There are a lot of varying factors that go into the accomplishments of every successful person.
Hard work is a constant across all of their stories.
When we’re working toward something and enjoying the journey then we’ve already obtained success.
There isn’t some arbitrary fixed time when things should happen.
It doesn’t work that way.
Keep enjoying the process.
Consistency compounds over time.
I’ve published hundreds of blog articles over the past 2 years.
I’ve also written hundreds that have never been published.
The rough drafts are rough for a reason.
The prototypes are meant to be thrown out.
The sketches and scribbles don’t make the final cut.
The magic happens behind the scenes.
When we see a cool video, listen to a podcast, watch a movie, or read an interesting novel, 99.9% of it was created without an audience.
To get where we want to go we have to put in the work we never have.
Knowing when to accelerate and when to break is just as important on the highway as it is on our journey in life.
We can’t go full speed ahead all day. We also can’t sit idle for too long and wait for things to happen.
Finding the balance takes time but if we don’t put the time into finding it we’ll never get it right.
There’s a reason we call consistent maintenance on our vehicles “routine” or “preventive”. It’s so that we don’t go without checking in and understanding where it needs some work before it breaks down completely.
How honest are we with ourselves about our own “routine maintenance”?
Do we prioritize this at all?
It doesn’t matter your age, sex, economic status, ethnicity, GPA, IQ or any other factor for that matter.
Discipline is a skill everyone has the opportunity to learn and utilize.
It doesn’t mean we won’t fight excuses, or resistance or never get stuck again.
Those things are inevitable.
I want to talk about practice. Not the game, not the game we all love but practice.
Practice can be anything preparing us for the “game”. Thinking, reading, studying, and testing.
Getting uncomfortable.
Trying to imagine situations and getting ahead of them.
If we believe in something, we should express it, share it, and put it out into the universe.
Nothing may come of it or it might turn out to be the most glorious breakthrough ever.
We won’t know until we try.
Sometimes just knowing one way or another might be good enough motivation to get us started.
Even the most accomplished athletes in the world stumble, drop passes, hit an errant tee shot, and look foolish from time to time.
The strange thing about time is that if you can get your brain invested in something for just a short time and spark interest, time evaporates.
Changing the way our brain processes and learns things can be impactful on our growth and one of the best ways to get in this state is by being a beginner learner.
As a beginner learner, it is highly important to focus on the number of repetitions (reps) you get versus making the motion perfect.
Kids learn repeatable patterns through practice and experiences. Their characteristics, habits, skill development, and values are shaped by these experiences.