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Greetings!
As I get ready for Spring Training Camps I have been doing a lot of Skype with my athletes. Many are recovering from off season surgeries and others just giving their bodies a chance to fully recover, recharge and rejuvenate for the upcoming season. We are trying to set new performance goals and set the bar high so they can really focus on the intense training to follow.
It brought me to really think about what has separated the best athletes from the rest and my article this month says it all. I have never met a top performer who was not also the hardest worker. Talent will take you part of the way, but hard work will finish the journey to excellence. I've worked with lots of athletes who have great talent and skill but when it came to doing what it takes to get better (almost at all costs) they did not take it to the next level where the hard work takes resilience and determination to get it done no matter what. They don't let anything get in the way and they fight for their personal best no matter what roadblocks stand in the way. I call this the X factor or the HSE but you will have to read the article to see what that is.
As Pele, one of the greatest soccer players of all time writes...
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."
-Pele
Enjoy,
Cheers,
Jan
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"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."
Pele
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Talent Will Take You So Far...But Hard Work Will Separate You!
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As a person striving for excellence in your field you are certainly aware of " talent" and the obvious gifts that it can display. Having said that, we know that talent can only take you so far in your journey towards excellence - hard work will finish the job every time!
As Steve Nash, surely the greatest Canadian basketball player says,
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Daniel Coyle stated in "The Talent Code" "For the last century we've understood talent through a Darwin-inspired model of genes and environment, a.k.a. nature and nurture. We've grown up believing that genes impart unique gifts and that environment offers unique opportunities for expressing those gifts." It is true that good genes are a factor, but most elite performers combine good genes with an unbelievable commitment to practice, a strong motivation to continue to get better, an inspiration that continues to fuel their desire and a support staff that can direct all these factors.
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