9.Great people relentlessly studied their craft. Tony GwynnandMike Tysonstudied their craft as much as anyone. Gwynn spent hours upon hours studying opposing pitchers. He studied their patterns. He wasn’t the most athletic guyaround, but he put his work in to bethe bestat what he did: hit baseballs. When people think of Tyson, they think of an animal, but what we fail to see is the student. No one studied boxing like Tyson did. Watched more film than anyone in the history of the sport. He was a student first, a fighter second. These great athletes studied film, but how can we perfect our craft? Using myself as an example; much of myjob has to do with writing, and obviously fitness. So, I study those two things. I read books about how to become a better writer, ways to connectwith the reader, and I simply read great books written by authors who are muchbetter at writing than I am. If you’re in sales, read and study sales. If you’re a marketer, then do the same with marketing. Being a drone that simply goes through the motions is no way to achieve greatness. Assuming success is something you want, you have to study your craft,whatever it may be. Learn it inside and out. Build a wealth of knowledge. It’ll help you create great, inspiring, and unique work. 10.Risk. No risk, no reward. Yes it’s an over-used, cliché of a phrase. But it’s true. Those who have achieved real success have often risked the most to get there. There have beenbillionsof people throughout history who have had the ability to achieve greatness, whether it was the talent or smarts, they had it. What they didn’t have was the guts to risk the life that they were living. They also didn’t have the work ethic to see their talent realized. The greatest tragedy in life is wasted talent ~A Bronx Tale Your big, audacious dream might be to marry the girl of your dreams and have afamily with her. You risk might be toleave the career that you love in order tosupport her and your family. Your dreammight be to help millions live longer, healthier lives. Whatever your dream is, give it enough of a chance to be realized. Risk if you truly want to see the reward.
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