Success Champions spend countless hours practicing, and they didn’t spend their life’s savings on the best singing and performing coaches. They didn’t fail countless times in front of an audience. They didn’t lose out on record deals. They didn’t spend years singing in nightclubs in order to achieve their dreams. They didn’t risk it all.
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They obviously didn’t want it enough. They sang where it was comfortable, receiving all positive praise and no criticism. They assumed that they would get up in front of Simon and blow them away. They thought they would be the one person on the planet that wouldn’t have to fail one time before achieving success.
By Jessica L. Moody
We are overwhelmed by what it takes to achieve the dream. We can’t be just a jackof-all-trades; but we also must be excellent at everything, or the formula doesn’t work.
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wish I had the confidence of one of those horrible singers that were on American Idol. They have been practicing, most of the time in front of an enabling mother, they perform their hearts out in front of Simon and the gang, and are shocked when they are told that their singing doesn’t cut it. They had no idea up unto that point that their dreams will not become a reality. We all grew up thinking that we can do ANYTHING we set our minds to. They set their minds to becoming the next Rhianna, why can’t they?!? The reason, by in large, is that they didn’t put in the work. They didn’t
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That’s not the way this works. That’s not the way any of this works!
“What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.” Patty Berg Most of us aren’t like those American Idol singers. Most of us are painfully aware of our weaknesses and allow them to stop us from accomplishing all that we are capable of achieving. We see our ultimate goal of finally quitting our day job or publishing our book and feel that it is a mountain that is too steep to climb. We are overwhelmed by what it takes to achieve the dream. We can’t be just a jack-of-all-trades; but we also must be excellent at everything, or
