Sunday, August 10, 2008

Michael Jordan Wants You to Lose the Excuses!

My friend and fellow blogger Kim Crouch sent me a link to a new Michael Jordan Nike commercial. The basketball legend and one of the greatest players in the history of the game has a commercial that talks about the hard work and discipline it took to make "Michael Jordan."

Success is never without failure. MJ was cut from his high school team sophomore year. Yet, that failure made him work harder. He didn't use it as an excuse to give up. He used it as a motivation to get better.

Likewise, every overnight sensation took years to get there. Talk to any 'one-hit wonder,' and they'll tell you of the years of bad auditions, all the songs that didn't become hits and playing to audiences of one.

People who have experienced success aren't people who never failed. They are people who made a different decision after they failed. They decided to get up and try again, and again and again.

Want a dose of motivation: Check the video out for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woOu_4l3lio

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The video is awesome. The difference between success and failure is the decision to get up and try again.