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SuperBowl 2025 Sunday and Practice - 2025 - Week 6 Update
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The Superbowl is today and starts in less than an hour! It is the biggest game in some of these players careers, but they didn't just wake up here. So it got me thinking about practice and how much time experts spend getting ready for the biggest game in their life. Was it practice this week that was the most important? Was it all the games that they played this year to get to this point? Was it all the games they played last year, or the year before? The thing about being an expert and on a team is the YEARS of practice that go into it. It is the practices that got them through high school, and then college. It is every single practice that has created the person they are today. In business, you must look at each day as practice for the next day. Every day builds on each other, and the days that you show up when you don't feel like it are even more important than the other days. If you are just starting out, assume you are not an expert. Assume that it will take years to get where you want to be, and embrace the practice of getting to your goals. Don't think that 6 months will suddenly change your life. 6 months added onto the life you have lived, that can change your life though. The message I want to leave with all of you today is to embrace practice and getting better each and every day. Understand that progress is the name of the game, and you need to focus on progress towards your goals rather than attaining your goals. That is what brings me peace when working on a long term goal, the fact that every day I am practicing for the life I want to live in 5 years, in 10 years, and until I pass away. I hope this concept brings you peace as you chase your dreams, and if I can help in any way, I would love to, you just have to ask! Justin PS - I have a weekly update that I will include on my dreams below, this is something I have been doing personally for more than 2 years now, and it is my guiding light for how I make decisions and decide what I want to be doing and chasing. If you ever want to became part of what I am creating, you can sign up at www.justindcstephens.com for the Employee Empowerment Initiative. Justin Stephens |
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