Belichick strips success down to its essentials: talent is secondary. What counts most is being reliable, steady, and humble enough to learn and grow. It matters because talent fades without discipline. Dependability builds trust, consistency creates momentum, and a willingness to improve makes greatness possible for anyone willing to work for it.
There might be someone out there who is more talented than you. Maybe they have more natural ability. Maybe they have more resources. The truth is, when you start working toward your goal, you’ll be stronger because you had to overcome those limitations.
Some people work hard but have no talent and other people have talent but do not work hard. These are both sad situations, but the person who realizes their talent and doesn’t work to maximize it is a very sad and discouraging sight.
People believe that the best of the best are born that talented. But it like Malcolm Gladwell says. it takes 10,000 hours to truly master any endeavor. The people who have gained great success have gotten that far through dedication and years of practice.
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