1 Simple Thing Can Give You Everything You Want
The story of Michael Jordan will inspire you to get out there and achieve your wildest dreams.
Michael Jordan is considered one of the living legends and the greatest basketball player of all time.
Ask any NBA fan, really.
He was a four-time gold medalist with USA Basketball, including winning two Olympic golds, and was twice named the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. For more than a decade, he was the face of the NBA.
There’s no doubt to how far he came on basketball.
There’s a reason why he’s called Air Jordan or even His Airness.
Even people who are not a fan of sports truly admire him.
What’s one thing to know about his story is that he’s the best example for how far growth mindset can take you.
As a child he was rejected from the school’s basketball team.
But that didn’t stop him from trying.
He was doing amazing at basketball and he was at the pinnacle of his success.
And then he made the decision: a career change.
How could a man doing so well walk away from success?
Not only did he walk away, but he did the unthinkable.
He became a baseball player. He took a chance on a sport he hadn’t played since he was a teen, knowing that millions of people would be watching his every swing, his every throw, and his every pop fly.
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
He has one of the most inspiring stories that will motivate you, push you to be harder.
How not giving up and putting in the hard work could give you even your wildest dreams.
In sports, they say genetics is the starting line but hard work is the finishing line.
“I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.”
What are we doing to practice the physiological component of sports? Or anything we’re trying to achieve really?
In whatever new skill you want to acquire, there will always be a steep learning curve.
Most businesses or people will never cross the chasm.
So, next time you doubt yourself, make sure to ask yourself:
Are we instilling the growth mindset in ourselves? Or are we just yelling at our inner voices, and blaming for the losses?
Winning isn’t everything, growing is.
Deep down you know it.
“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
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