Practice Makes Permanent

Motivational Power Quote

Practice Makes Permanent 

“People create their own success by learning what they need to learn

and then by practicing it until they become proficient at it.”

Brian Tracy, author consultant, speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Practice makes permanent

I grew up in the inner city of Trenton N.J. in basketball culture. Every elementary school in the city at the time had a basketball team. Basketball was played at a very completive level and the league was the feeder system for the local high schools.

A large number of the basketball player when on to compete at the college level with scholarships.  

As a sixth grader you had the opportunity to try out for your schools team and I had the good fortune to make the team. 

How the rest of the story . . . .

One day at practice before the season began we were having one of those days that elementary kids have. The majority of kids weren’t taking practice very seriously and quite frankly driving the coach craze that day.

Coach Jack was not very happy with the practice or the players that day and as only Coach Jack could blow his whistle and announced that practice was over.

We where only into the practice for about fifteen minutes when Coach Jack had enough and blow the whistle and said practice was over.

That’s not what the players wanted to hear.  The players responded with that the team had over hour of practice left. Coach Jack responded by saying that what he was seeing was not practice and it looked like a half hearted effort disorganized effort.

What Coach Jack said next was a life lesson that I carry with me today.

Coach Jack said that perfect practice makes your better and the way you practice makes what your practicing permanent and that as a team we were practicing to lose.

After a stern and motivational team meeting we resumed practice and when on to become winners that season.

Practice makes permanent, practice and prepare yourself to achieve your goals and to cross the finish line and into the winners circle of life.

©2012 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author