A great question surfaced after watching Blake Griffin hit a lefty, one handed jumper in the lane against Costas Koufos and Jeff Van Gundy says, “That doesn’t happen by accident. That comes from repetition, repetition, repetition.”
What are you willing to do over and over again, thousands of times, just to get it perfect?
Because the money won’t do it. It won’t get you through the tough times when you want to quit.
It takes passion and this question will help you get closer to what you are most passionate about.
And before you say, “Nothing. Nothing makes me that excited to do just to do it and not for financial reward.”
Personally, I like writing and can see myself doing it every day for the rest of my life.
And that doesn’t mean that I must be a professional blogger. Writing can be combined with other interests and passions to create a personally rewarding career.
I also like business and systems and marketing, communicating an organization’s message to the public, positioning and differentiation.
Can you see how the two can be combined together?
I’ve also learned from a mentor and then through introspection (by writing, of course) that knowing what you do best and what you like to do, want to do, with your time takes work and sitting down and thinking things through for yourself.
I used to get this wrong. I used to search for what other people thought or what others have done before me in a similar predicament. That’s not thinking.
Thinking involves strengthening your thinking muscle, your capacity to work through options and concentrate on a question until you have a crystal clear understanding of what’s going on.
With time and repetition comes greater clarity and knowing yourself better. Answers to deep questions such as “What is my passion?” don’t come instantly… they seem to gradually arise from this constant digging and prodding.
Clarity is critical. Work on it a little each day or each week. Somehow, money does tend to follow as a byproduct.
What can you do thousands of times without tiring?
Merry Christmas
