3 Keys to Success–in every area of life!

There are 3 keys to success in every area of life:

1. Natural ability
2. Training
3. Practice

The key is helping your child balance these three in each area of serious pursuit.

Natural ability can be a trap – your trajectory in that area is dramatically upward until you reach the pinnacle of what you can do unaided.  Then you plateau and others who receive effective training and engage in diligent practice pass you by.  Training and practice often outstrip natural ability.

The truly great performers in any area of life have all three – they have unusual natural ability, have received exceptional training, and have been passionately disciplined in practice.  Because of the time and resources involved, success in these cases is the payoff for tremendous investment.  Unaided natural ability is not sufficient for long-term success.

I’ll have more to say about this in future posts related to motivation and skill development because how you communicate with your child about success is key.

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