Good to Great
How do you go from good to great? How do you become what you are meant to be? Going from good to great requires many things but it is attainable for anyone.
“No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking”
Voltaire
Going from good to great requires a few things but the most important one is desire. The desire to put in the reps. The desire to grow. The desire to become.
Putting in the reps
Let’s look at some of the all-time greats and try to understand why they became great. Sports is the easiest to see quickly but there are many more
Jordan, Kobe, Will Smith, Favre, Nolan Ryan, Drake, Bill Gates, Serena Williams, Elvis, Muhammad Ali, Michael Phelps, Justin Timberlake, Usain Bolt
What sets them apart? Work ethic is probably the most obvious one. Sure they all have “talent” as society defines it but we all know the quote.
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”
There are literally millions of talented people in the world. Why do the ones on the list, or ones you think of, prevail over all of the others? There are many things but the key is the hard work. The reps. The miles. The hours. The grind.
Have you seen the Under Armor commercial with Michael Phelps? It is called “Rule Yourself”
The quote that comes from it is:
“It’s what you do in the dark that puts you in the light.”
The reps. The practice. The time in the movement of your craft.
Think about the thing that you do for business, work, and sport in your life. Think about where you started and where you are currently at. What can you attribute your growth to? Luck? Fate? Passion? Desire? Work? Focus? Sacrifice?
I bet if you wrote down the things you think helped you get where you are, the work ethic, grind, and maybe stubbornness can be attributed to a lot of your success.
Does luck play into it? It depends on what you consider luck. Do some people just get lucky? I am not so sure. In order to be able to take advantage of the thing we call luck, you have to be in a certain position to be successful when that opportunity presents itself. Just something to consider.
Perhaps I should have talked about what the difference between good and great is :)
Remember, as Zig Zigler said:
“You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
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