It's Not The Skill, But The Will
Former NFL Head Football Coach Herm Edwards has an expression, “it’s not the skill of the man but the will.”
You can be talented. You can be skillful. You can be a master at what you do. A jack of all trades, a master of none. However, none of that matters if you use it wrong. None of it matters if you don’t have control, a strong urge, desire or intention.
Skill does not measure up to will. When you have the will, you show up with consistency and intensity over time. Win, lose or draw. You can be bad at it but your will, invariably sustains you. As a coach, leader, or parent, we want to see will. Because when someone wants to do something with all their heart and might, they will inevitably get there. Having the will to do something means you are teachable, coachable. It’s about how much fight you have in you. How much courage and strength. How much heart you have, regardless of what’s in front of you. Will, beats skill any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.
To have a strong will that means you have an open mind and heart to try. To be curious and more importantly, to improve. So be as good as you want to be. Unless you have the will to go with it, skill only takes you so far.
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Thought Provoking Questions : How strong is your will? Where is your will the strongest?
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