Driven from Within

by Michael Jordan

BUT LOOKING BACK WASN’T ABOUT CELEBRATING THE RESULTS AS MUCH AS IT WAS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS THAT PRODUCED THOSE RESULTS.

Players who practice hard when no one is paying attention generally play well when everyone is watching.

THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS. I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN LEADING WITH ACTION, NOT WORDS.

NOTHING OF VALUE COMES WITHOUT BEING EARNED.

That’s why great leaders are those who lead by example first. You can’t demand respect because of a title or a position and expect people to follow. That might work for a little while, but in the long run people respond to what they see. They might even listen, but they usually will act based on the actions of the person talking.

“It’s hard, but it’s fair.”

told him not to wait for anybody to give him anything. Work hard so when you get the gifts, they are yours.

Put all the work in, and then let the future emerge.

Anything can happen if you are willing to put in the work and remain open to the possibility. Dreams are realized by effort, determination, passion and staying connected to that sense of who you are.

GIVE IT YOUR BEST, AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS WILL COME TO YOU.

FOCUS ON THE LITTLE THINGS. LITTLE THINGS ADD UP TO BIG THINGS.

You could never say, “I can’t” around our family. How do you know you can’t? Go try it—that was a slogan for us. If you try, then you can’t fail. You have failed if you don’t try. You only have one life. Don’t allow somebody else to live that life for you.

ONLY BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL.

“The mind will play tricks on you. The mind was telling you that you couldn’t go any further. The mind was telling you how much it hurt. The mind was telling you these things to keep you from reaching your goal. But you have to see past that, turn it all off if you

you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear. THERE’S NO STRESS IN LOSING UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. IT JUST WASN’T MEANT TO BE.

“Step by step… No shortcuts… Hard work determines the dividends… Uncompromised… Authentic… Nothing of value comes without being earned… Small things add up to big things.”