I heard a quote the other day from General Patton.
It went something like this.
“The will to win is no more than the will to prepare.”
Did that just knock your socks off? It did mine. If you want to win, you MUST be willing to prepare.
If you want to pass your exam, it takes significant preparation.
If you want results, the key is in the preparation. You can’t expect a miracle on the day of the big performance. You have to do the work ahead of time. You want to pass your test? Prepare, and the test will take care of itself.
Ace the interview and land the job? No problem? All you have to do is prepare correctly, and the interview will take care of itself.
You aren’t born knowing any of these things. You aren’t supposed to be good at them without learning and practicing.
When my youngest was seven, he cried because he wanted a personal trainer to teach him tennis. We were playing around as a family, and he wasn’t hitting the ball perfectly. I tried to explain to him it takes time and practice. He wasn’t having it. He NEEDED to be better right now.
He had half of it right. He wanted to have someone teach him; he just didn’t want to put the time in.
There’s no way around it. If you want to win, you have to prepare. If you want to pass your tests, you have to do the work. No one can do it for you, but I can show you what work to do.
The questions in The Final Step are designed to do exactly that. Force your mind to work very hard on the things that are most important.
You can pick up a copy here.
Brian Wallace
