Always be prepared, you never know when your opportunity will arise. Rich Strike wasn’t supposed to run in the Kentucky Derby. Rich Strike was a replacement in case one of the other horses scratched (or dropped out, in horse racing terminology). Sure enough, another horse scratched. We see this time and time again in sports. Tom Brady got his shot only after Drew Bledsoe went down with an injury. Prepare day-in and day-out with purpose no matter who is watching. You never know when you will get your shot.
Just because you started at the back of the pack, it doesn’t mean you will finish there. Similarly, you don’t always need to be sprinting out of the gate to achieve your goals. Play the long game. Play the patient game. You can’t win the race in the first quarter mile. Sometimes you need to be strategic. Make daily, incremental progress. Sometimes slow and steady wins the race.
1) Believe in yourself. No matter who does or doesn’t believe in you, you must believe you can do it.
2) Always be prepared. Luck is nothing but opportunity meeting preparation and even though Rich Strike was not supposed to run the race, his team decided to prep him anyway…just in case. Smart move.
3) Stay in the race until the end. You never know what the final moments will bring, and many great victories are achieved late in the game of life.
4) Run your own race. Don’t get distracted by the competition and keep your eyes on your goal, in this case, the finish line.
5) Never, ever, ever rule out the long-shots in life, especially if that long-shot is you.
6) The odds may be stacked against you. Go for it anyway.
7). Nobody defines your worth but you. Rich Strike cost $30,000 in a race filled with million-dollar horses. He beat them anyway.
Just because you started at the back of the pack, it doesn’t mean you will finish there. Similarly, you don’t always need to be sprinting out of the gate to achieve your goals. Play the long game. Play the patient game. You can’t win the race in the first quarter mile. Sometimes you need to be strategic. Make daily, incremental progress. Sometimes slow and steady wins the race.
1) Believe in yourself. No matter who does or doesn’t believe in you, you must believe you can do it.
2) Always be prepared. Luck is nothing but opportunity meeting preparation and even though Rich Strike was not supposed to run the race, his team decided to prep him anyway…just in case. Smart move.
3) Stay in the race until the end. You never know what the final moments will bring, and many great victories are achieved late in the game of life.
4) Run your own race. Don’t get distracted by the competition and keep your eyes on your goal, in this case, the finish line.
5) Never, ever, ever rule out the long-shots in life, especially if that long-shot is you.
6) The odds may be stacked against you. Go for it anyway.
7). Nobody defines your worth but you. Rich Strike cost $30,000 in a race filled with million-dollar horses. He beat them anyway.