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