To be the best at what you do you must practice consistently. I learned this from Richard Deschatelets, my college wrestling coach. One other thing I learned from him is that it’s not practice that makes perfect- perfect practice makes perfect. A bad tennis swing practiced regularly produces a bad tennis swing. A perfect tennis swing practiced regularly gets you closer to victory. Disregarding perfect practice sets you up to lose to the competition leading to setbacks, lack of results, frustration, and a sense of complacency. Practice the correct skills on a consistent basis and I guarantee you three energy infusing and belief altering benefits:
1. Improvement. You’ll get better. It’s impossible not to because you’ll be working on your mistakes and making things better. This creates forward progress and forward progress creates momentum.

2. Conviction. That you deserve to win. Hey, you are putting in time and energy, as well as making sacrifices to get what you want. You are telling God and the universe that you really want this thing and you are willing to do what it takes, so give it to me. This will allow you to execute with greater conviction and produce results when called on.

3. Confidence. Champions have a certain thing about them, a sort of swagger. They have practiced and paid the price to be where they are. When you commit to consistent perfect practice, you will begin to win more. Your confidence will increase. The more success you have the more memory of success you create. This creates momentum and you continue to win even more… Do you want to win more, then get at it….

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