Do you have an athletic dream? Do you have a goal that you REALLY want to achieve? Is there something you desperately want to prove to all those people out there who’ve doubted you? Well hold on to the bottom of your chair right now because I’m about to provide you with a multimillion-dollar strategy for success! You can even use this strategy outside of sports to help you successfully reach your life dreams. You can use it within your sport to help you make the team, get that cut, qualify for Nationals or learn and master new techniques. This strategy is so important that I devoted a whole newsletter issue to a related aspect of it last year (July-August 2000). This strategy is so powerful that with consistent use, you will always be plagued by success. Good results will stalk you in everything that you do, hunting you down over and over again! This “secret” success strategy can be a great equalizer for you and will often make up for physical limitations of size, strength, speed and skill.

The funny thing though, is that while this powerful success generating technique is available to EVERYONE out there, only a precious few will make consistent use of it.  Many athletes will occasionally take this technique out over the course of their careers and use it. Usually you see this happening towards the end of the season with important games or championships approaching. Unfortunately without CONSISTENT use, this strategy loses its’ power and effectiveness. It is, in effect, totally worthless when used in this “hit or miss” way.

Now you may wonder why everyone in the world wouldn’t want to use a strategy that absolutely guarantees success? After all, wouldn’t EVERYONE want to BE LIKE MIKE?

While everyone may want the success that a Michael Jordan has, most athletes, perhaps upwards to 98%, are not willing to DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY to get there. You see, this success strategy is very simple and very non-glamorous. It’s the four-letter word, WORK. That’s right, your million- dollar success strategy is nothing more than a willingness to consistently pay your physical dues, to bust your butt, to push yourself outside your comfort zone, each and EVERY DAY! Your success strategy is nothing more than tons of sweat, fatigue, frustration and hard work!

Now before you tune me out here because you’re fast losing consciousness from boredom, hear me out! I know you’ve heard countless coaches, teachers, parents and anyone in the know tell you, “THE SECRET TO SUCCESS IS HARD WORK!” Perhaps you even think that you are working as hard as you can. However, the fact of the matter is that very few athletes consistently push themselves on a daily basis to go that extra mile, to run a little harder, sweat a little more, train just a little longer, and work just a few more repetitions on those weak points.

Want to get good? Then you have to be willing to BUST. You have to be willing to do WHATEVER IT TAKES. Forget about what everyone else on the team is doing!  If they’re dogging it or going at half speed, so what? They’re just like everyone else out there. If you really want to stand out, then you MUST stand out in your work ethic. 

You have to be willing to step outside of your physical, mental and emotional comfort zones on a daily basis. You have to be willing to push your envelope, to get comfortable being uncomfortable. Success is that simple and that difficult at the same time. That’s because it’s TOO HARD for most athletes to do what I’m suggesting. Oh, once in a while they’ll work their butts off. Now and again they’ll get motivated to step the pace up and sweat just a little bit more. But to do that all day and EVERY DAY, NO THANK YOU!

What do you think separates the best from the rest anyway? Do they have more talent than you? Not necessarily! Are they more physically gifted than you? Occasionally. Are they in much better physical condition than you? Most definitely!  Do they want it MORE than you? Ah Hah! There’s the key!!! You see, the very successful athletes work harder than you on a more consistent basis because they want it more than you do! If you truly want to be successful, then your biggest obstacle is that person you see when you look in the mirror! If you want it badly enough and are willing to go after it on a daily basis, then ultimately you will lift the level of your training and performance to go to the next level.

What does this really mean? Well, it means you can’t blow off training for the next two weeks because you have to go on vacation with your family. It means that you can’t skip important practices because you have an opportunity to see a great movie, play, concert or just hang out with your friends! It means that you can’t back down from heavy training because you’re just too tired or because everyone else is goofing around.

Now I’m not saying that you have to become a champion! I’m not saying that you can’t participate in your sport for the soul purpose of having fun. I’m not even saying that you have to be serious about your goals or even have goals. However, what I am saying is that if you are talking the talk, then you have to start walking the walk. If you’re not willing to consistently do whatever it takes to get there, then stop kidding yourself and everyone around you. Stop telling people what your goals and dreams are and what you want to accomplish because you REALLY DON’T! Because if you really want to become a champion then you will be willing to train like one, EVERY DAY, not WHENEVER YOU FEEL LKIE IT!

The secret to success is in your hands, not in your mouth. The secret to success will separate you from all your competitors. The secret to success is so simple to understand yet so difficult to consistently use. Do you have what it takes to become a champion? Can you honestly put your actions where your mouth is? Are you willing to walk the walk?

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