“All right Mister, let me tell you what winning means… you’re willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else.” – Vincent Lombardi *** Persistence and Motivation An excerpt from How To Become The Best at Anything, Chapter 9, Persistence, Motivation, and More About Your Path “Keep practicing no matter what. It will take years, you know this, so you have to keep practicing. You have to keep practicing getting better every time you practice. This is a very hard thing to do. You will get tired, bored, and frustrated. It is hard to keep your focus while practicing. I heard a story about John Wooden (often considered…
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You Can Never Learn Too Much
“Remember that you can never learn too much. Always be ready and willing to learn something new; never have a fixed idea that you know it all.” William D. Gann A Road Map to the Development of Expertise How to Become the Best at Anything – A book by Glenn K Seki Ed.D. *** An excerpt from How To Become The Best at Anything, Chapter 8, Deliberate Practice and Learning Learning “When you are trying to learn something new or you are teaching someone something new, it can be a very daunting task. It is difficult because learning something new is not easy, but it can be made easier if…
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Problems Are Not Stop Signs
“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” – Robert H. Schuller A Road Map to the Development of Expertise How to Become the Best at Anything – A book by Glenn K Seki Ed.D. *** An excerpt from How To Become The Best at Anything, Chapter 9, Persistence, Motivation, and More About Your Path “Keep practicing no matter what. It will take years, you know this, so you have to keep practicing. You have to keep practicing getting better every time you practice. This is a very hard thing to do. You will get tired, bored, and frustrated. It is hard to keep your focus while practicing. I heard…
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With Deliberate Practice
“With deliberate practice, however, the goal is not just to reach your potential but to build it, to make things possible that were not possible before.” – K.A. Ericsson A Road Map to the Development of Expertise How to Become the Best at Anything – A book by Glenn K Seki Ed.D. *** Deliberate Practice and Automaticity An excerpt from How To Become The Best at Anything, Chapter 8, Deliberate Practice and Learning “To become the best takes practice, lots and lots of practice. I have mentioned the 10,000-hour rule. It takes about 10,000 hours of practice to get really good at something and not just any type of practice,…