Another Brian Kim subscription mail of wisdom

[rosegold]

Another Brian Kim subscription mail of wisdom: (he sends out this almost everyday, which I like, because Steve Pavlina hardly ever sends out subscription)

The "Hack a Shaq" method is a strategy that basketball players employ in
the NBA to exploit NBA superstar Shaquille O Neil's weakness - free
throws.

When the game is close at the end, they deliberately foul him to stop
the clock and get him to the free throw line, banking on the
strong probability that he won't make both free throws.

To correct this weakness, Shaq spent a lot of time shooting free throws.

Upon being drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers under the coaching of
arguably, the greatest NBA coach in history, Phil Jackson, he was instructed
to only practice his free throws for one hour.

The rest of his time would be spent making his strengths even better,
namely playing in the paint.

The logic was that if was superb at what he was best suited at already,
it would negate the need for the other team to employ the "Hack a Shaq"
method because they would be too far behind late in the game for it to
make a difference.

So instead of trying to strengthen his weakness, he strengthened his strengths instead.

Even if we put it a ton of time and effort into improving our weaknesses,
they will never be at the level we would like them to be.

It's better to identify what you're strong at and work from there in order to
maximize your full potential and capabilities.

[lifetimelearner]

"It's better to identify what you're strong at and work from there in order to
maximize your full potential and capabilities. "


Marcus Buckingham says this exact thing in his books
I saw him on oprah