The one time Kobe Bryant let himself go a little bit...

[MJ DeMarco]

In entrepreneurship the only goals are the ones we set for ourselves.

In other words, have a purpose, or a meaning... something to get you up at 4AM. Without that, we wither and succumb to the Netflix, the football game, the late sleep in.

 

[MakeItHappen]

“When I first retired, I let myself go a little a bit. ... And then the challenge was, can I get back in shape?” Without an end goal, like an NBA Championship or an MVP award, “it’s really hard,

To motivate himself, Bryant set specific, measurable goals. “For me, it was, ‘OK, I have to aim for something,’” he told Howes. “So I said, ‘I want to aim for size. I want to aim for bulk. So that’s a tangible thing. I’m going to go for that.’”

source: Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant still wakes up at 4 a.m. every day to work out—here's why

If even Kobe Bryant let himself go a little bit without clear and specific goals what will happen to the average Joe?

In entrepreneurship the only goals are the ones we set for ourselves.
Unlike in sports there are no preexisting goals like championships and mvp titles. We have to take care of this on our own.

 

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