| I read an article recently where researchers have | | | | creature. He sees everything in a recent light. The |
| shown that you don't need to have an innate skill | | | | doubts, the fears, the apathy, the vicious |
| in order to be successful. Okay, something | | | | temptations which dogged his steps only |
| probably most of us have heard before. But | | | | yesterday, the stagnation which had blighted his |
| there's more to it than that. In fact, it turns out | | | | past life, all vanish as if by magic. They are |
| most of the remarkable successes in the world | | | | dispelled by the breath of a recent purpose. |
| did NOT have any innate skill. They became | | | | Do you remember the high of first being in love? |
| successful at their chosen profession by hard | | | | Just last week, the world was a lousy place to |
| work, practice and long hours. It's not a matter of | | | | live, yet today it all seems so beautiful. Grab on to |
| just "putting in the time". They did it by focusing | | | | that feeling. That is what you need to feel to |
| their hours of work on what is called "deliberate | | | | have your life's passion. Many times, an inspiration |
| practice". It means an activity that's explicitly | | | | will come to us, but because it is not a convenient |
| intended to improve performance, that reaches | | | | time, we do nothing about it. The idea or thought |
| for objectives just beyond one's level of | | | | remains for a while, but gradually fades away as |
| competence, provides feedback on results and | | | | we do nothing about it. The postponing habit will |
| involves high levels of repetition. | | | | kill the strongest initiative. Too much caution and |
| Wow - that's a mouthful! It's what separates the | | | | lack of confidence are fatal enemies of initiative. It |
| "greats" from the "not-so-greats". Actually, it | | | | is much easier to actually do something about the |
| generally takes around ten years of this | | | | inspiration or thought while the passion for it is |
| "deliberate practice" before "greatness" or | | | | strong. Next time you have a "divine" inspiration |
| "success" is accomplished. Even though we now | | | | (and you will), do something about it! Drop |
| know that we don't necessarily have to have an | | | | everything and at least write it down. |
| innate skill to succeed, how can we develop the | | | | Remember at the beginning of this article, I |
| persistence and focus it requires to go through | | | | pointed out that most of the successful people in |
| years of "deliberate practice"? | | | | the world got there from 'deliberate" practice |
| That's where purpose and passion come in. Every | | | | over years of time? Here's some examples: |
| powerful life must have a great master | | | | Tiger Woods - many say his "natural skill" for golf |
| destination which takes precedence over all other | | | | makes it look effortless. But he started playing at |
| motives. The person with a vigorous destination is | | | | 18 months and had 15 years of practice before |
| a positive, constructive, creative force. No one | | | | he won his first major tournament. |
| can be resourceful, inventive, original or creative | | | | Michael Jordan - if his "talent" for basketball was |
| without powerful concentration; and the total | | | | so innate, why did he get cut from his high school |
| focusing of the mind is only possible along the line | | | | basketball team? |
| of ambition, the life purpose. We cannot focus the | | | | Jerry Rice - one of the all-time remarkable football |
| mind upon a thing we are not interested in and | | | | receivers, was passed up by 15 teams because |
| enthusiastic about. | | | | he was considered too slow. |
| Are you a wisher or a doer? There's a big | | | | Now that you feel inspired and you know that |
| difference in success levels between the two. Do | | | | you can accomplish anything without a |
| you go to work everyday liking your job well | | | | "God-given" skill, where do you go from here? It's |
| enough but thinking there must be something | | | | not enough to merely desire something or "wish" |
| better out there? That's hardly doing your life's | | | | you could do it. You must say, "I am going to |
| passion, is it? | | | | prepare myself for the great life work. I have |
| There is great energy in a resolution that has no | | | | faith in my future. I have made a vow to |
| reservation in it - a strong, persistent, tenacious | | | | succeed and I am going to do so with a plan of |
| purpose which burns all bridges behind it, clears all | | | | action." |
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