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Practice: 8 Keys to Success

Practice: 8 Keys to Success

“Practice makes perfect.”

  1. Do something you think can work.
  2. Observe results.
  3. Assess results against intention.
  4. Update your approach, if necessary, or keep doing what’s working.
  5. Repeat.

“The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have dreams, who want to do things. Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.”

–Will Smith

By Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50368808
Will Smith, actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter, once described as the most powerful actor in Hollywood.

“Perfect practice makes perfect.”

“Practice” is a reminder that all skills must be developed.

You have to practice before you will master an idea, a concept, or a skill.

You have to monitor progress against your intention if you wish to continue to improve.

Practicing a skill will make no difference, or can even hinder your progress, if you’re practicing the wrong skill for your intention.

“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.”

–Saadi Shirazi

Saadi Shirazi in a rose garden. He was a major Persian poet and literary of the medieval period.

If you are fortunate, you will succeed on the first try.

But more likely, you will not…

If you are human, and if you are operating at the limit of your current potential, the results of your first attempts may not meet your highest aspirations.

Sometimes, it will seem like you have failed miserably.

“Success isn’t permanent, and failure isn’t fatal.”

–Mike Ditka

Mike Ditka, former American football player, coach, and commentator.

8 Keys to Success

As you practice, do so with the following intentions. Take the following actions.

  1. Foster a generous, kind, helpful, grateful, continuous improvement mindset in all members of your team.
  2. Practice with the intention to improve.
  3. Consider all first efforts a pilot, as an experiment.
  4. After early attempts and failed attempts, do a retrospective. Find what elements worked, as well as those that did not. Resolve to continue doing the things that worked, and identify what you can do next time instead of the things that didn’t work.
  5. Measure results. Don’t just guess or assume learning or mastery is occurring.
  6. Celebrate successes, no matter how small. Every little win is a step in the direction of overall success!
  7. Don’t get upset over setbacks or perceived failures. “Fail your way to success.” Have fun. Excessive stress, including pressure to learn or perform (even if it’s just perceived pressure), reduces learning effectiveness as well as resolve to continue.
  8. After retrospectives, create a new Plan, being sure to keep the things that worked, and revising the things that didn’t. Then make another attempt.

“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”

“Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.”

“Never, never, never give up.”
― Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer. As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he led Britain to victory in Europe in the Second World War. Photo by Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/images/wc0107-04780r.jpg - Library of Congress, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3169207
Winston Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer. As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he led Britain to victory in Europe in the Second World War.

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.”

–J.K. Rowling

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J.K. Rowling is a British novelist, philanthropist, television producer, and screenwriter. Her Harry Potter book series has sold more than 500 million books, the best-selling book series in history.

Practice

  • Take action every day!
  • Continue to carry out your Plans.
    • Revise Plans as necessary.
    • Revise Policies, Agreements, and other PowerBoard documents as necessary.
  • Reach out for help immediately, when you need it. For example:
    • Your Coach
    • Mastermind group/members
    • Friends
    • Family
    • Committed Listener

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Dylan Cornelius
Dylan Cornelius

Hi, I'm Dylan Cornelius.

I help mid-career knowledge workers and entrepreneurs execute their strategic plans using the career acceleration blueprint, even if they don't know where to start, they've never been a manager, and don't have a team. I'm the creator of the Career Acceleration Academy.

I've led small and large collocated and remote teams, delivering more than $40 million in revenues and cost savings. My teams and I have delivered ground-breaking products and services that still power successful businesses today.

I've worked as a recruiter, manager, and team leader in Silicon Valley and around the world. I have more than 30 years of experience in business management and leadership, plus psychology and business degrees from top universities.

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