3 Attributes To Catapult Your Success

As a young boy, I wanted to play football.  Although that was my desire, I did not start off being the best at it.  It took years of dedication, hard work, and figuring out the process.  I studied my craft, honed my skills, and made every sacrifice necessary to become the best.  Not only did I play football, I became football.  One thing was for sure . . . I was going to play in the National Football League.  I dreamed of it. 

I longed for it.  I planned for it.  I was obsessed with it, and I was willing to submit myself to the process in order to get there.  While in my process, I endured disappointments, suffered injuries and was faced with a myriad of other obstacles I had to overcome.  Despite all that, God allowed my dream to come true! As a young football player, I fell in love with the sport of football.  But, more interestingly, I fell in love with the process of becoming elite. 

As a young man, I realized that one of the greatest gifts of playing football was the skills acquired to become an elite athlete.  I realized that if I could become elite in football, I could transfer those same skills to life and become elite in everything I put my mind to.  “Elite” suggests a level of competency and performance that few people reach.  The process of becoming an elite athlete stretched me, pressed me, and shaped the very man I am today. 

I believe that becoming elite is merely a process, and that process involves discipline, vision, and sacrifice.  Whether you are a lover of sports, a college student, or an entrepreneur, the road to success requires these same traits.

Often people possess BIG dreams, but they are only willing to give a small effort.  That is not how success works.  We cannot give a half-hearted effort and expect a whole result.  Obtaining success, SUSTAINABLE success, requires stamina, foresight, and the ability to stay committed to a process NO MATTER THE COST.  Consistency costs, but it is so worth it!  

These three attributes will catapult your success:

1. Discipline – Sticking to a course of action until the desired result is achieved.

2. Vision – Possessing a clear picture of where you want to go.

3. Sacrifice – Committing to give up something today to achieve your dreams.

As I now coach collegiate football, I teach these life lessons to my players.  Last year, I formalized my teaching into a workbook entitled, “Discipline, Vision & Sacrifice”.  My players were so receptive to the workbook and we saw such great results that I decided to make this workbook available for coaches and players.

Discipline, Vision & Sacrifice helps players clarify their vision, get clear on what discipline looks like, and understand the sacrifice it takes to become the student-athlete and person, they want to be.  The workbook also aids communication between coaches and players, and empowers players to express themselves and seek guidance from their coach in a supportive environment.

Click here to learn more about the Discipline, Vision, & Sacrifice workbook.