Secrets of Greatness

I found this article from CNN and loved it because it talks about the Master’s Path. How can anyone achieve greatness. It really goes into talking about “deliberate practice” which is the case and point with Tiger Woods, playing since 3 years old. It’s not that he’s naturally gifted with the newly discovered Golf Superstar Gene, but that he lives golf, practice, thoughts, beliefs, his whole life. One point that I really found interesting was something known as the 10 year rule. that it is very accurate that it takes about 10 years to master something to the point of greatness.

“No substitute for hard work”

The first major conclusion is that nobody is great without work. It’s nice to believe that if you find the field where you’re naturally gifted, you’ll be great from day one, but it doesn’t happen. There’s no evidence of high-level performance without experience or practice. ….

Practice makes perfect

The best people in any field are those who devote the most hours to what the researchers call “deliberate practice.” It’s activity that’s explicitly intended to improve performance, that reaches for objectives just beyond one’s level of competence, provides feedback on results and involves high levels of repetition.”

So the question is then, what would you commit to if you knew you wouldn’t be great for 10 years? Here’s to racing!