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3-Minute Mastery: It's All In The Details
Issue No. 90 | September 16th, 2024
I’ve never been one to watch football.
But with some encouragement by my friends and family—or rather, pressured—I decided to pick one NFL team to watch throughout the 2024 season.
Frankly that wasn’t enough for some people and now I’ve been reading up on some of the GOATS of football. You know, players like Dan Marino or Tom Brady. But one stood out to me in particular:
Aaron Rodgers.
Now some people might not think of him as the GOAT when his name pops up because he’s only been to one Super Bowl in his almost 20 years of playing in the NFL.
Even so, Aaron has won four MVP’s and has the best passing touchdown to interception ratio in NFL history.
But it’s not really the stats that caught my attention.
It’s his story.
When Aaron was first drafted into the Green Bay Packers in 2005, he turned to a quarterback who is now in the hall of fame.
His name is Brett Favre.
And for the first three years of Aaron’s career in the NFL, he studied under Brett to learn everything there was to being a great football player.
But surprisingly, that didn’t consist of playing out on the field. All Aaron was allowed to do was practice and watch the greats.
For three years he spent his time honing every possible skill a quarterback could need. From hand-eye coordination, finger dexterity, footwork, to throwing mechanics.
You know, the small, boring stuff.
Brett would go on to have Aaron sit on the sidelines and absorb every play before he even would have the chance to touch the field.
Looking back, Aaron would later say, “Those first three years were critical to my success.”
And even though it was three of the probably most boring years of his life, it taught him to love the little things.
It taught him the importance of obsessing over the details and appreciating every step forward, no matter how small.
What I’m getting at is, don’t think that progress only comes with big, life-changing steps.
Progress comes with every step you take. And I’m not saying you have to hyper-focus on every choice you make, but learn to pat yourself on the back every time you get a little-bit closer to your goal.
As Napoleon Hill said, “If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way.”
So learn to love the journey—no matter long.
Until next time,
Isaiah Taylor
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What I’m Currently Reading - I’m now reading Team Of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. a 754-page monstrosity that tells the story of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and his team of advisors that helped free America from the curse of slavery.
Quote Of The Week - “Be satisfied with even the smallest progress.” — Marcus Aurelius