A renowned young man who had many feathers in his cap when it came to archery visited a guru who was renowned for his skill with bows and arrows. On first attempt the young man hit a distant bulls eye followed by yet another arrow which split the first one.
"Behold" he said to the guru, "Beat That"
The guru quietly asked the young man to follow him and led him to a mountainous path. Soon they reached a deep dangerous chasm with a log placed across the gap. The guru coolly stepped onto the precariously placed log and picked a distant tree as his target, aimed and fired a shot that hit the middle of the trunk. The next one went on to split the first arrow.
"Now its your turn" said the guru to the young man.
Leave aside shooting the target the young man could not even stand on the log that was precariously standing across the deep chasm. His hands and legs were shaky. He gave up even trying to perch himself on the log, leave alone making his mark.
"You are extremely skilled with the bow" said the guru "but you have little skill with the mind that lets lose the shot"
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Quite a few lessons....
We often believe that we have mastered the art. There's always scope for improvement. At work - people today have just 2 to 3 years of exposure to a filed of work and claim boredom, claim mastery and a desire to move to the next skill. They have probably not encountered situations that have to combine skill of mind with the practice. When it comes to champions it is the mind and attitude that defines success apart from skill. Every sports coach knows that. The champions are made of strong minds, they push them to train on their minds and not just on their game.
Talent and a discipline mind go together to creating display of excellence.
Short lived is talent of the one whose mind swells with ego.
The champion applies his skill on all kinds of terrain. Imagine Sachin Tendulkar the cricket guru if he said he could play only on slow pitches or only in high altitude locations. A true champion is prepared for all conditions.
Perfect your talent before you try to display it publicly.
Attitude is the building block for competency. Consistent application of skill and knowledge with effective outcomes is what competency is all about. Attitude is essential for effective performance.
The above are few.... There are many more interesting lessons to be drawn.
"Behold" he said to the guru, "Beat That"
The guru quietly asked the young man to follow him and led him to a mountainous path. Soon they reached a deep dangerous chasm with a log placed across the gap. The guru coolly stepped onto the precariously placed log and picked a distant tree as his target, aimed and fired a shot that hit the middle of the trunk. The next one went on to split the first arrow.
"Now its your turn" said the guru to the young man.
Leave aside shooting the target the young man could not even stand on the log that was precariously standing across the deep chasm. His hands and legs were shaky. He gave up even trying to perch himself on the log, leave alone making his mark.
"You are extremely skilled with the bow" said the guru "but you have little skill with the mind that lets lose the shot"
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Quite a few lessons....
We often believe that we have mastered the art. There's always scope for improvement. At work - people today have just 2 to 3 years of exposure to a filed of work and claim boredom, claim mastery and a desire to move to the next skill. They have probably not encountered situations that have to combine skill of mind with the practice. When it comes to champions it is the mind and attitude that defines success apart from skill. Every sports coach knows that. The champions are made of strong minds, they push them to train on their minds and not just on their game.
Talent and a discipline mind go together to creating display of excellence.
Short lived is talent of the one whose mind swells with ego.
The champion applies his skill on all kinds of terrain. Imagine Sachin Tendulkar the cricket guru if he said he could play only on slow pitches or only in high altitude locations. A true champion is prepared for all conditions.
Perfect your talent before you try to display it publicly.
Attitude is the building block for competency. Consistent application of skill and knowledge with effective outcomes is what competency is all about. Attitude is essential for effective performance.
The above are few.... There are many more interesting lessons to be drawn.
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