Do you want to get better at
whatever it is you do?
Here is one simple tip from my
new favorite book by Daniel Coyle called The
Little Book of Talent.
“Look
at every single performer who is
better
than you and see what they’ve
got
that you can use.”
That is practical
borrowing.
-Steve Jobs borrowed from Xerox.
-Babe Ruth borrowed from Shoeless
Joe Jackson.
-Best Buy borrowed their Geek
Squad idea from Apple’s Genius Bar.
“The
Special Forces Group of the Green Berets borrowed from General Electric. They
went to GE’s offices for a period of time and followed their designated exec
through their daily routine. When they
returned to their unit, the commanders noticed a significant boost in
performance, communication, and leadership.
“Up-and-coming
chess players practice by replaying classic games, move by move.
“Public
speakers practice by re-giving great speeches, complete with original inflections.
“Some
writers achieve this effect by retyping passages verbatim from great works.”
(The Little Book of Talent – Daniel Coyle)
Imitation is the name of the
game.
That’s how we get
better.
We look for the little things –
the angle of the hand, the mouth shapes of a singer reaching those high notes, the
body stance, and any other signals that we can apply to our own game to help us
improve.
Imitate!
Get better.
P
Michael Biggs
Offering Hope
Encouragement Inspiration
One Word at a Time
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