And the oscar goes to ... (What?) - A Lesson of Success

[S.Y.]

We all aspire to be great, to create something, to make a mark in this world. It looks different for all of us. For some, it would be building a multimillion business, others want to leave the generation after in a better position; or perhaps being the best parents, leading by example.

Regardless of the path one is taking, regardless of the uniqueness of each endeavour, is there something we call can do to make it?

I think there is. And there is one individual - one of many - that showed us what is possible when you use the secret sauce: Kobe Bryant.

5 times NBA champion, 2x MVP, a Hall of Famer... and now, an Oscar winner.

All achieved through an unbelievable work ethic, an unwavering focus, a commitment to continuous improvement and an incredible resilience. Skills we can all develop.

A reminder for me to be patient, keep working on my craft, believing in me and putting all of that towards adding value.

 

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[GMSI7D]

We all aspire to be great, to create something, to make a mark in this world. It looks different for all of us. For some, it would be building a multimillion business, others want to leave the generation after in a better position; or perhaps being the best parents, leading by example.

Regardless of the path one is taking, regardless of the uniqueness of each endeavour, is there something we call can do to make it?

I think there is. And there is one individual - one of many - that showed us what is possible when you use the secret sauce: Kobe Bryant.

5 times NBA champion, 2x MVP, a Hall of Famer... and now, an Oscar winner.

All achieved through an unbelievable work ethic, an unwavering focus, a commitment to continuous improvement and an incredible resilience. Skills we can all develop.

A reminder for me to be patient, keep working on my craft, believing in me and putting all of that towards adding value.

let's suppose that a major financial crisis hits america ( hint : this is close)

will his skills be still valuable ? no

nobody cares about playing basket ball anymore in this case. people care about saving their as* , not watching entertainements.

real valuable skills are skills that will be needed anytime ,anywhere

like manual labor. medical knowledge and so on.

 

[S.Y.]

let's suppose that a major financial crisis hits america ( hint : this is close)

will his skills be still valuable ? no

nobody cares about playing basket ball anymore in this case. people care about saving their as* , not watching entertainements.

real valuable skills are skills that will be needed anytime ,anywhere

like manual labor. medical knowledge and so on.

Complètement d'accord. If it comes down to survival, entertainment is useless. (Although if we are talking about the financial crisis, I am not too sure entertainment will lose that much value, but a discussion for another day)

So will be many other sought after modern skills.

I am afraid I failed in communication my message clearly. I don't want to shine the light on Kobe the basketball player or Kobe the oscar storytelling winner. Rather his work ethic, his grit and his mental process. I believe those can be applied to almost anything.