Volume II Part 9

themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"

“A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.”
—Seneca—

Finding Passion

Would you ever admit that the basis to succeed is just plain old hard work? Are you willing to put the time in to becoming a success? Many people won’t and, therefore, never will achieve greatness.

In Volume I Part 2 of The Million Dollar Athlete blog, I introduced you to a pyramid that described the steps toward gaining success. If you remember, one of those steps was passion.

Now you can’t be taught passion because it’s either in you somewhere or it’s not. I’m sure you heard people say that they wanted something so bad “they could taste it,” or “I’d give my right arm to be able to . . . . “ When the going gets tough, most of these people are probably nowhere to be found. They aren’t hungry enough to become The Million Dollar Athlete.

Passion is rooted deep inside you. You think, eat, dream, and talk about nothing other than reaching your goal (e.g. becoming athlete of the week, all-american, all-conference, winning that championship). It consumes you and you find it difficult to concentrate on anything else. It’s such a strong desire that you constantly dream about it every day, and you begin to grow in your belief that you will succeed.

Good Or Great?

So passion represents a desire like no other that you’ve experienced. Can you think of any athletes that have such a strong desire to win? How about Serena Williams and Michael Jordan? They both have a strong desire to be the best and possess an attitude that they absolutely can’t be beaten—any day anytime. It represents the great divide between good and great.

There aren’t many athletes that can be considered great—many good ones but not great ones. They are so strong willed in their belief that they can’t be beat, and it’s what makes them the best during “crunch time.”

So talent alone is not the answer to greatness—it’s how you package that talent that counts. It’s hard work and “paying your dues” that will make you or break you.

How much passion do you have? Do you eat, think, dream, and talk about becoming the The Million Dollar Athlete? Are you satisfied with being good or great?

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Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/



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