“you can’t have someone else do your push-ups for you”….anonymous
Hard work and persistence is seen as a vital reason to success and just as in sports, elite performance in any task is always the result of continuous practice.
As the Wimbledon tennis tournament takes place in England, take Roger Federer for example, yes he does have talent, but his success is attributed to his rigorous practice habits. He is regularly seen in Dubai during some of the hottest months training in intense conditions to strengthen his condition for any gruelling 5 set match that he may face. You will note that he was part of the longest singles final match in history where he won against Rafael Nadal in over 4 hours of playing time.
Many experts such as Calvin Coolidge state the importance of persistence and he mentions:
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
Other prominent examples of success attributed to persistence include:
Winston Churchill who is considered to be one of the century’s best speakers but is said to have compulsively practiced his speeches. Likewise, Michael Jordan wrote in his book “How to be like Mike: Life Lessons about Basketballs’ about his rigorous practices (remember Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team).
These same principles apply to our everyday life – either when starting out your own business, talking to potential investors or meeting with a client for a sale. With each of the situations, practice and fine tuning your “pitch” is critical and is one way on how you can “be like Mike”.
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