How Can I Get 1% Better Today?
THE ANSWER: Appreciate—and apply—the lessons sports teach us about life.
Sports have a way of revealing truth under pressure. They strip things down to effort, preparation, resilience, teamwork, and response. Long after the scoreboard fades, the lessons remain.
Here are a few worth revisiting:
- Servant leadership – The best leaders are in the trenches. Never too big to do the small things.
- Small things become big things – The big moments are built by a million unseen ones.
- Find your flow – Those rare moments when everything feels effortless. Hard to find. Powerful to harness.
- Internal motivation – There’s no applause at a cold 6 a.m. practice. Discipline lives there.
- Winning is contagious – Sometimes one small win is all it takes to change momentum.
- Be resilient – Failure is part of the deal. Get up. Learn. Fight.
- Do your job – Know your role. Execute it.
- Strong plans, loosely held – As Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Stay adaptable.
- Maintain an even keel – Don’t ride the highs. Don’t drown in the lows.
- Perform under the lights – You practice in the dark so you can deliver in the light.
- The lion approach – Sprint hard. Rest hard. Repeat.
- Manage dynamic personalities – Great teams learn to function as one, despite differences.
- Patience in battle – Don’t press. Wait for the opening. Then attack decisively.
- Be coachable – If you’re not coachable, growth stops.
- Deep focus – Those who can truly focus, win.
- Closed mouths don’t get fed – Don’t wait. Go make things happen.
1% Better Challenge:
Pick one lesson above. Apply it intentionally today. Small adjustments, made consistently, change everything.
Never Stop Getting Better,
John Perry
Source: Sahil Bloom