A
little boy once wanted to learn to swim.
His
parents took him to the local swimming pool and enrolled him with an
instructor.
After
a few weeks, he had learned the basics of swimming and could perform a few
strokes, travelling a few feet before stopping.
His
parents cheered and clapped.
But
the boy thought that he could still do better.
So
he kept going to swimming classes and after a few more weeks, he was able to
swim across the little pool that he was learning in.
His
parents cheered and clapped.
But
the boy thought that he could still do better.
He
kept training and after a few more months he was able to swim an entire length
of the main pool.
His
parents cheered and clapped.
But
the boy thought that he could still do better.
He
kept training and was eventually able to turn and swim back the other way. After a few more months, he was able to
complete a few laps of the pool in one effort.
His
parents cheered and clapped.
But
the boy thought that he could still do better.
He
started to enter swimming competitions and eventually won his first race.
His
parents cheered and clapped.
But
the boy thought that he could still do better.
He
went to the ocean and swam from the beach to a pier a few hundred metres away.
His
parents cheered and clapped.
But
the boy thought that he could still do better.
He
entered an ocean race that was a couple of kilometres in length and won at the
first attempt.
His
parents cheered and clapped.
But
the boy thought that he could still do better.
So
he stood on the beach and looked out over the ocean, out to the horizon beyond.
He
wondered what the limits were on what he could achieve and whether he had
reached them yet.
And
he aspired to something greater and set about planning how to achieve it.
We’re
all that little boy.
We
all have some basic skills at something.
Let’s
not stop there.
Let’s
go from basic skills to competent.
From
competent to good.
From
good to great.
From
great to expert.
From
expert to world-class.
Look
out to the horizon, dream big dreams and find a way to be magnificent.
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