| In this brief article we will explore the four step | | | | Wing Chun - Kung Fu, but he also studied western |
| system that real world achievers such as Richard | | | | fighting styles such as boxing and fencing. Bruce |
| Branson, Bruce Lee and Helen Keller have used to | | | | Lee was always striving to become the best in his |
| outshine their peers, become history makers and | | | | field. He would put in whatever effort it took, and |
| ultimately attain greatness. | | | | do whatever he needed to do, to become the |
| 1. Get the Basics Right | | | | best. |
| In sports it is a well-known fact, that the greater | | | | Similarly if we want to attain greatness at |
| your mastery of the basics, the better you will be | | | | something, we need to strive to become the |
| at that sport. In fact, mastery of the basics, is | | | | best in our field. We need to observe what the |
| often the key factor that separates great | | | | masters are doing and imitate them. We need to |
| sportsman, from average sportsman. Imagine a | | | | be committed to continuous improvement. We |
| champion soccer player who can't aim the ball | | | | need to make mastery our passion and focus. |
| properly, or a basketball player who misses the | | | | 4. No Matter What - Continue |
| hoop. They just wouldn't make the team. | | | | Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing while still a |
| Similarly in everyday life, we need to pay | | | | young child. But this didn't stop her from becoming |
| attention to the basics of whatever we are doing. | | | | world famous. In spite of her severe handicap, |
| We need to ensure that we have a strong | | | | she continued, and learnt to speak audibly and |
| mastery of the fundamentals. We need to be | | | | hear by means of letters drawn on her hands. |
| ready for the opportunities that life brings us, so | | | | She continued to persist and completed a |
| that when our time comes, we don't miss our | | | | university degree, before becoming a noted |
| shot. | | | | author. Helen Keller is the world's greatest |
| 2. Grow in Increments | | | | example of the power of persistence! |
| It is easier to walk 10 feet, than it is to jump 10 | | | | No matter what, we need to cultivate the habit |
| feet. Almost all super-achievers developed their | | | | of persisting through trials -- of starting again |
| success one step at a time. Richard Branson the | | | | after setbacks and using our failures as, an |
| British business giant started out with a student | | | | education for success. We need to remember |
| magazine. He then progressed to a mail order | | | | that more than anything else - persistence is the |
| music business. Later he opened a record shop | | | | master key, that separates the 'haves' from the |
| and then a recording company. He continued along | | | | 'have nots'. |
| this line, until he had created one of the largest | | | | Conclusion |
| business empires in Britain. | | | | When you apply this four step system, you will |
| When we think about this, it becomes apparent, | | | | begin to realize that there is a process to |
| that the path to greatness is completed one step | | | | becoming successful -- and anybody who follows |
| at a time. We generally grow more when we | | | | this process, will become great at the things, |
| take baby steps, than when we try to take giant | | | | which they want to excel in. And you too, will |
| leaps. | | | | become exceptional, as you apply these principles |
| 3. Strive to be the Master | | | | to your own life, until one day you will look back |
| The great martial Artist Bruce Lee was a master | | | | on your life, as so many others have, and say to |
| of almost every fighting style of his day. Not only | | | | yourself, "I have achieved my success! |
| did he study the traditional martial arts such as | | | | |