Professional Advice

Here is some professional advice from a professional basketball player I admire: “If you really want to be great at something, you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you must obsess over it. Many people say they want to be great but are unwilling to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness. They have other concerns and spread themselves out. … Greatness isn’t easy to achieve. It requires a lot of time and a lot of sacrifices. It requires a lot of tough choices. It requires your loved ones to sacrifice, too. So you have to have an understanding circle of family and friends. People don’t always understand just how much effort from how many people goes into one person chasing a dream to be great. There’s a fine balance between obsessing about your craft and being there for your family. It’s akin to walking a tightrope. Your legs are shaky, and you’re trying to find your center. Whenever you lean too far in one direction, you correct your course and end up overleaning in the other direction. So you correct by leaning the other way again. That’s the dance. You can’t achieve greatness by walking a straight line.”— Kobe Bryant
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