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🏆 Picasso and the Market. How do the Best become the Best?
Greatness is a process. No matter what your walk of life. Always remember the Process is the Prize.
Greg Berge
April 20, 2023
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Picasso and a lesson of the most Elite Athletes. 🏆
Some Mandela GOLD.🥇
A Brad Stulberg Tweet on Consistency. ⚖️
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💭 ONE THOUGHT
Picasso and the Market.
One day Picasso was walking through the market.
A woman approached him, and asked, ”Mr. Picasso, I am a big fan of yours. Could you do a little drawing on this piece of paper for me?”
Picasso smiled, grabbed the paper, and drew a beautiful picture on the paper.
He smiled, gave it back to her, and said, "Here you go, that will be $1 million dollars."
“But Mr. Picasso,” the woman said, “that little drawing only took you 30 seconds to make that masterpiece.”
“My good woman,” Picasso smiled, “that little masterpiece took me 30 years to draw."
This story of Picasso in the market can be applied to athletes and anyone committed to a craft.
So many people often see the final product, the end result, and the ease at which they work. All too often, people view this as just a very talented person.
They see the tip of the iceberg. They do not see the commitment, the time, the work ethic, the dedication, the success, and the failure. They do not see the 90% below the water.
They see the end result, but they do not see the grind.
You see…
The great ones always make things look easy, just like Picasso.
This is especially true with athletes and with teams.
The University of Minnesota Football Coach, PJ Fleck, has a great quote about this:
PJ Fleck GOLD 🥇
Always remember that the process is the prize. Focus on daily habits - done well - over time. Have relentless persistence in your daily habits.
Habits Win!
“Trained behavior becomes boring habits. Boring habits become elite instincts.”
- PJ Fleck
— Greg Berge (@gb1121)
12:30 PM • Nov 12, 2022
The thousands of hours that Picasso had put into his craft became his ELITE Instincts.
It became his ‘trained behavior.’
Many people fail to understand the time, dedication, commitment, and habits that are created along the way that allows something so challenging to look so easy.
I just posted a Tweet with a great image to show this.
“No Deposit - No Return.”
When others have success, most people do not see the Grind.
They do not see the hard work, sacrifice, commitment, habits, and dedication.
The great ones know…
The PROCESS is the PRIZE.
They love the Process. They love the Grind.
— Greg Berge (@gb1121)
11:36 PM • Apr 19, 2023
Elite athletes commit and stick to getting better every day. They have a 1% better mindset.
Everything is earned.
Athletes who focus on great daily habits and the process of getting better are the ones that succeed at the very highest level.
There is no other secret.
Trust the process.
Create great habits and have relentless consistency. When you do this, the game will slow down for you.
It will look so easy to others.
Just like Picasso!
📜 TWO QUOTES
"Average teammates are interested in their teammates. Great teammates are invested in their teammates."
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
🐦 THREE TWEETS
Take care of your character and your reputation will take care of itself.
Take of your work ethic and the scoreboard will take care of itself.
Take care of your relationships and your standards, and your culture will take care of itself.
Character first, results second.
— Ball is Psych (@BallisPsych)
12:58 PM • Feb 26, 2023
The best performers are not consistently great but they're great at being consistent.
They show up day in, day out and put in the work.
They make progress by applying the right amount of stress followed by the right amount of rest.
They repeat this pattern over and over again.
— Brad Stulberg (@BStulberg)
1:26 PM • Feb 26, 2023
Winning is a good feeling, but it passes, and what lasts is what you’ve learned. Winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you’ve done is the point.
– Pat Summitt— Suzy Willemssen (@SuzyWillemssen)
12:26 PM • Feb 26, 2023
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