The Importance of Practice
There’s a sign on the employee entrance of a local steakhouse restaurant that reads: “Perfect practice makes perfect.” Not practice makes perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. I found it an interesting post because it reminded me of something athletes already know.
Athtletes don’t endure hours of rigorous training simply to hit the mark. Their goal is to master it. They know that the more they rehearse a movement, the more they will be able to do it. Practice makes them better, but perfect practice makes them victorious.
Like the athlete you, too, must immerse your goals in practice. Long-term, committed, repetitious practice. Not for the mere sake of memorizing movements, but for the perfection that mastery can produce. The road will lead to victory, and the reward at the end will be great.
April 11th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Great reminder, Karen! Yes, continually focusing on your goal and practicing actions and thoughts that move you towards it are invaluable. With that kind of “perfect practice,” you can’t help but make huge strides. And, for some celestial reason, opportunities start flowing in and you’re amazed by what can happen. Love this thought!
April 11th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Karen,
I would’ve never thought of the meaning behind that sign until you offered a further explanation. It makes so much sense. That’s what we ought to be telling our children when it comes to education and striving for those kind of goals. It’s wonderful if they have athletic skills and can make it beyond college but that is less than 10 percent of the youth population. Perfect practice makes perfect. I love it!
April 20th, 2009 at 3:18 am
You know Karen, I am trying to master blogging.As a result as I go deeper, make mistakes or even something research someones question I am practicing and on the road to getting better
April 20th, 2009 at 3:37 am
Rosie
That’s good to know. It’s conforting to know I’m not stumbling through the learning curve by myself.
May 10th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
And I guess it could also apply to believing in oneself, even when all the odds seem to be against you!
Perfect practice makes for perect confidence, never giving in, never giving up!
Like Eileen said, with this concept you can’t help but make huge strides, no matter where you choose to apply?? Thanks, I love the idea also!
May 10th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
So true, Debbie, so true.
May 26th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Thanks for the reminder, Karen. We are called to make sure we’re practicing the right things – not just doing the wrong things over and over. Perfect practice makes perfect!