What’s Your Competition Doing on the Weekends?

Some New Year thoughts:

Recently I was reading an article about a great athlete- they used to run past their competitor’s house every single morning.

Why?

They said was checking in. They wanted to make sure that they were always working harder than their competition.

Hard work is one of the biggest competitive advantages you can get.... but not the only one....

Nobody is great without dedication and practice.

Whether your goal is to become a successful business leader or a professional athlete, winning in a highly competitive field requires extreme sacrifice. Without hard work, you can never be spectacular.

Think about people you admire for a second. How did these people achieve their goals? Even the most iconic figures we know and admire had to work for it.

Winston Churchill devoted hours of time to writing and practicing the delivery of his speeches. Today we remember him as one of the world’s greatest orators.

Michael Jordan arguably the world's greatest ever basketball player used to stay well after team practices ended to perfect his skills. This work ethic helped him become one of the greatest players of all time, and it inspired his fellow teammates to work just as hard.

Even when others doubted the high school dropout, Bill Gates didn’t quit. He saw the potential in Microsoft and worked tirelessly in his goal to put a PC on every desk around the world.

Just like Churchill, Jordan, and Gates, most of the successful people push themselves hard. If you want to win, you can’t rest and wait for others to undertake the pain and effort for you.

Your competition is always training, learning, planning and working to be better. They’ll do whatever it takes to beat you.

Of course, there’s nothing like a little competition to inspire you to work harder.

Hard work is universal. It doesn’t matter what job you do, what industry you work in, or what skills you were born with. When you work hard, you will always get better.

But also think about your self- think about how to work smarter.

Make time for yourself and those important to you.

Many people in business might say "Life is supposed to be uncomfortable, challenging, and sometimes even painful".

Really ?

To a certain extent that is true, but what is the point in pushing yourself to the extremes of compromised physical and mental health, just to say- I am the best.... is it worth that much ?

Without challenges, we are never pushed to improve ourselves.

Constant improvement is what leads to successs and possibly greatness.

The secret is to enjoy the challenge of working towards your goals and allowing yourself to have fun in the process.

Each of us has the energy and determination to be whoever we want to be; we just have to be willing to work hard and smart for it.