“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” – Unknown
Effort is important. If you want to improve your performance, in any area of your life, you’ve got to work at it. Whether your goal is to be a better basketball player or math student, practice is an integral part of the process.
But effort alone is not enough, especially if the effort is only occasional (anyone can do that). Practicing once or twice, or once in a while, won’t get you very far. Skill-building and mastery require consistency and quality of effort.
Additionally, you can’t count on team practices or math class to be enough to make you better. Individual work, outside of and in addition to those areas, will make a big difference in your performance.
Top performers know that success requires daily (or, almost daily) practice, including the following components:
- Attention to detail — technical correctness; diligence for each step of the process.
- Purposeful repetition — don’t just go though the motions; follow your plan.
- Goal-oriented — your practice should reflect your desired result.
- Quality — give your best effort — aim for excellence — each and every time you practice.
- Learn — watch and listen to others with experience and expertise.
When it comes to practice, you can’t wail until you have time… it’s up to you to make time. Don’t forego practice just because you can’t dedicate a large chunk of time, on any given day. Some practice — as long as it’s high-quality and purposeful — is better than none at all, even if only for 5-10 minutes. The cumulative benefit of even small “doses” of practice will be significant, over time.
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