Michael Jordan's 10 Secrets To Reaching the Top

Michael Jordan's 10 Success Secrets

1. Take Responsibility

   "Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."
   

   Throughout his life, Michael Jordan had the honorable quality of taking responsibility for his own destiny. That means that he took action while others paused to ask questions, gather more data, or consult experts. Not that he didn't have mentors, but essentially it was his wrists that snapped the ball into the hoop.
   
2. Give It A Try

   "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."

   One of the biggest causes of procrastination is the problem of hesitation. Sometimes people over think, and over analyze, which prevents them from taking that first step that will carry them one thousand miles. If you want to increase sales by trying a new technique, you will never know unless you try. This can apply to baking cakes, meeting singles, or anything that you can wrap your mind around.
   
3. Fail Freely

   "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

   Can you believe that Michael Jordan missed so many shots and lost so many games? I thought he was the best! Well, he is indeed the best, and it's because he was willing to fail, and keep going. That allowed him to get past his plateaus and persevere. That's another big reason for procrastination. When we think we'll fail, we do not attempt. A good solution is to consider what the worst case scenario of failing would be, because once you do that, it's never as bad as when the scenario was an unknown. Worst-case scenario is not that you'll die, it's that you lived a miserable (or comfortable) life as a coward.
   
4. Commit Yourself

   "The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace."

   Till death do we part, just me and my goal. I know in my heart that this is my role. When you give yourself fully and remove all other distractions you gain an invaluable level of attention to detail that will pool in resources you did not know you were capable of harnessing.
   
5. Enjoy Your Game

   "Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."

   So many people get stuck in dead end, zero-sum, no fun jobs because they didn't find their love, or just simply don't have the knack for taking pleasure in what they have. Consider the fact that you spend more time in your place of work than you do in your place of worship and with your family combined. By not being excited about, or getting full enjoyment out of work, you are cheating yourself from having a life of design and a life of fulfillment. I don't have a solution for your life, but I think you know which sacrifices you need to make, and are willing to make, in order to have the life of your dreams become your reality.
   
6. Play To Win

   "I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win."

   Why bother playing the game of basketball, work, or life if you aren't planning to win? Do you even know what a statistically relevant way of measuring your personally defined "win" would look like? If you're in the game to make money does winning mean being the richest man in the world? If you're in the game for your family does that mean that you see them often and share the joys of life over a vibrant laugh? Whatever your game is, make sure you define what a win looks like, and play to win.
   
7. Be Selfish and Humble

   "To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate."

   Take notes from Michael Jordan, first be selfish until you get on top, and once you are on top be humble and grounded. Being selfish in how you jump over people and slam dunk in their face, whether you are an athlete or business person. In a family setting this would mean taking care of your personal health before worrying about the well-being of your family. If you let your health fail you are of no use, or even worse a burden, to your family. This is why in case of an air plane emergency they tell you to put the air mask on yourself first and then on your children.
   
8. Find Your Way Around

   "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."

   Anything in life that is dear to us is worth so much because of the time and effort we put into acquiring it. This goes for championships, businesses, and most importantly our relationships. One thing that determines how hard we've had to work is the amount of obstacles that were thrown in our way. Next time there's an obstacle, don't let it hinder you, think about the fact that whatever you're trying to reach will be that much worth it on the other side.
   
9. Make Your Own Expectations

   "If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."

   The number one thing that will literally ruin your life is if you live it by someone else's expectations. Every single person is different and has their own views on what's best, which follows what their goals are in this life. By listening to the voices of others, instead of your own voice, you are effectively submitting to live your life for the sake of accomplishing their goals. Set your own expectations, meet your own goals, and live your own extraordinary life (or don't).
   
10. Now, Take One Shot

    "I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot . . . when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result."

    The way this applies to life is quite simple. Much of the time we look too far into the future, while performing a task that needs our full attention right now. This act could take away our focus, paralyze us from taking action, and take away the pleasure of doing what is at hand. In life you can take one shot at a time, then another, and from this all your dreams will come true. At least that's what works for Michael Jordan.

迈克乔丹成就职业巅峰的十大密码

迈克乔丹成就职业巅峰的十大密码

1.勇于承担责任

"有些人想着要实现，有些人渴望去实现，而其他一些人去让它实现。"

 观其一生，乔丹似乎注定就拥有勇于承担责任的光荣品质.当其他人还在停下来去询问这样那样的问题，还在收集更多资料，或则询问专家的时候，而乔丹已经采取行动。当然，并不是说乔丹没有专业顾问，而是从根本上来说，它的顾问其实就是帮他完成绝杀一投的手腕而已。

2.勇于尝试

"我可以接受失败，每个人都曾遭遇失败。但我无法接受放弃。"

造成做事拖沓最大的原因就是犹豫不决。有时候，人们想太多分析太多，让他们无法迈出第一步，而失去了一日千里的发展机遇。假如你想通过尝试一项新技术来提高公司的产品销售，你只有让技术先下水测试了才可能了解其可行性。这个可以应用到烘焙蛋糕、约会或则其他任何可能困扰你的问题。

3.接受失败

“在我的职业生涯中，投失9000多球，输掉了差不多300多场比赛。 26次投丢被委以信任的绝杀一球。在职业生涯中，我一次又一次的失败。而这，正是为什么我成功的原因所在 。''

你能相信乔丹投丢了这么多球，输掉这么多比赛吗? 我以前一直以为他是最棒的！好吧，他的确是最好的，而这正是因为他敢于接受失败，并接着战斗。这才让他得以渡过最困难的日子，并且坚持下去。拖沓的另外一个重要原因，就是当我们怀疑自己可能会失败，然后我们便不敢去尝试。 一个好办法就是去想象一下最坏的情况是怎么样的，记住，再怎么坏也坏不过未知的恐惧。死并不是最坏的情况，象一个懦夫那样苟且偷生才可悲。

4 .向自己承诺

“比赛就象我的妻子。她需要忠诚和责任，给予我安慰与平静” 。

只有到了死的那一天，我才会与我的梦想目标分开。在我心中，我明白这就是我所扮演的角色。 当你能抛开一切杂念，全身心投入其中，你将获得那样一种连你自己都不曾知道自己所具备的对细节的非凡把握能力。

5.享受你的比赛

“尽情施展。获得乐趣。享受比赛” 。

这么多人陷入那些没有发展、没有收获、没有乐趣的工作，是因为他们一直没有找到他们真正热爱的事业，或者仅仅是还不具备从工作中获得乐趣的窍门。想一想实际情况吧，你花多在工作上的时间确实比你花在做礼拜以及与家人在一起的还要多。毫无兴奋，毫无乐趣，你正在自欺欺人以为拥有自己的人生蓝图，这就是人生圆满。我无法解决你的人生问题，但我想，为了实现你的梦想，你应该去知道，你需要并且愿意做什么样的牺牲付出。

6. 为了胜利而战斗

" 无论是在练习中还是在真正的比赛中，我都是为了胜利而战斗。没有什么能阻止我，以及对胜利的渴望。”

如果你并没有想着怎么去赢，那么你又何必要打篮球，来工作，来继续你的人生。你可曾清楚，你所定义的‘胜利’对于你到底是什么。如果你的胜利定义在赚钱这样一场比赛中，那么可能意味着你会为世界首富。如果你的胜利定位于家庭，可能那就意味着你能经常和家人在一起并总能分享彼此的快乐，沉浸于欢笑之中。无论你的比赛是什么，请务必给你的‘胜利’下一个具体的定义，并为之而战斗到底。

7.既自私又谦卑

“要取得成功，你不得不去自私，否则，你永远都不会成功。一旦你达到了你的顶峰，你又必须要无私。留以余地，保持联系，不可孤立。”

从乔丹这句话里，我们要记住，当我们起步时我们不得不自私，一直到你达到顶峰的时候为止，而一旦你到达这样的高度后又一定要谦虚对人。 当你越过对手，在其面前扣篮的时候，你必须要自私，无论你是运动员还是商人都是一样。将自私定义在家庭生活中，它就意味这你必须在担忧家人健康前先照顾好你自己。 如果你自己先病倒了，对于你的家庭而言，你的担心就没有什么意义，而你自己甚至成为了一种负担。这就是为什么在飞机上出现紧急情况时，他们首先告诉你把空气面具戴在自己脸上，然后才是你的孩子。

8.找到你自己的方向

“不要让挫折停下你的脚步。如果你遭遇碰壁，不要转身放弃。弄清楚如何翻越它，穿过它，或则来好好研究一下它。”

我们所珍视的生命中的这一切之所以如此重要，是因为我们在上面花费了大笔时间和精力。这都是为了我们的冠军梦想，我们的事业发展，还有最重要的是与我们有关的人。首先，你必须确定一路上，有多少阻碍困境要面对解决。下一次，再遇到阻碍困难的时候，不要再让它阻碍你前进，想一下你为了目标所在尝试的所有努力，一切都是值得的。

9.给你自己的一个期望

“如果你接受他人的期待，尤其是那些消极的，你将永远都无法改变结果。”

第一件事，如果你生活在别人的期望之中，这将会毁了你的人生。 每一个人都是不同的，对于什么是最宝贵的，都有个自不同的观点，这取决于每个人自己的人生目标。听别人的声音，取代自己的声音，你实际上是在为了完成别人的目标来屈服地过着你的人生。 制定你自己的期望，满足自己的目标，活出自己不平凡的一生。

10. 一次投一球

“我从来不去想那些我没投进的关键球。 。 。当你想那些后果的时候，你往往会想起一些消极的结果。”

这样的思考方式应用到生活中是相当简单的。 大多时候，我们总是想的太远，然而执行某个具体任务的时候，是需要我们马上集中全部注意力的。 顾及太远会消耗不少我们的注意力，使我们无法正常展开行动，还很可能会使我们失去做手头上具体工作的乐趣。 在你的人生中，你可以一次投一个球，然后再投下一个，在这样的过程中你所有的梦想都会实现。至少，乔丹就是这么做的。

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