"It Takes a Lot of Extra" and the "Core Four"

Study success. Entrepreneur Sara Blakely founded SPANX, the women's shapewear company. She turned an idea into a five billion dollar company, without issuing stock or debt. Listen to her advice on branding:

• Make it
• Sell it
• Build brand awareness

All follow her primary rule: OBSESS THE PRODUCT

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban says, "It takes what it takes." 

• Skill (technique)
• Strategy (tactics, volleyball IQ)
• Physicality (sport rewards explosiveness)
• Psychology (resilience, mental toughness)

This gets me to today's point: 

"It takes a lot of extra, not a little." Everyone can't be "the best" at whatever, but each of us decides whether to be our best. When you work at developing the "Core Four" above, you raise your academic, athletic, and personal ceilings. 

That's the daily challenge - to become the best version of yourself.