8 Keys to Success

I came across this brief video posted by one of our favorite trainers Ross Enamait. He recently posted this video on his blog and I thought it would be something useful to share with the Warrior Community.

This video outlines the 8 keys to success. And after watching the video and thinking about it I believe these same 8 keys to success out of the ring can apply in the ring as well. Please view this video and then continue reading.

8 keys to Success:

1. Passion

2. Work

3. Good

4. Focus

5. Push

6. Serve

7. Idea

8. Persist

Passion:

As the video states, to be successful you must love what you do. I have found this true in training, fighting, life and my career. I have always used passion as my guide. I choose do to things that align with my passion and stay away from those things that do not. Now I realize in life and training we must do things we don't always like or feel passionate about, yet when it comes down to it I can bet that even the things you dislike doing if aligned with your deeper passion are bearable and lead to success.

I love what I do professionally. I am grateful for the opportunity to co-own a boxing gym and training center. My passion for helping others, boxing and creating community is a driving force in my life and despite the challenges that accompanying being an entrepreneur, living my passion is worth every up and down.

Work:

In and out of the ring you must be willing to work hard. "We sweat in the gym, so we don't bleed in the ring." There is no substitute for hard work. Putting in the long hours, the extra rounds of training, and the late nights in the office the all pay off in the end. Nothing comes easy.

Good:

To be successful in life, in your career or in the ring you must practice. You must be good at your craft. You cannot be successful at something you simply aren't good at. So just as the video states, "practice, practice, practice". In boxing this is key! You must practice, train your body to perform as it needs to in competition, and practice some more! You will never improve as a fighter or in any are of your life if you don't practice!

Focus:

I can't say enough about how important focus is. "Energy flows where attention goes" ~James Ray. If you focus is all over the place you will never get anywhere. You must focus on one thing at a time. Put your attention where it needs to be. Focus on your strengths AND your weaknesses.

Push:

This speaks to internal or self motivation. You must find it within to push yourself beyond what you think is possible. The mind can be limiting, it can hold you back, so you must consciously push yourself beyond doubts, fears, and hesitations. I always say you can do more than you think you can! So do it! Take risks, push and grow! Do this in every day life, at work, every training session and in competition.

Serve:

Whatever it is that you do, do it with the intend to serve. Serve the greater good. Improve your community, your family, your circle. Take honor in what you do. Respect it. Be grateful for the opportunity to be able to do what you do. See what you do as a privilege.

Idea:

We must have ideas. We must trust our intuition. In the ring we must listen, observe, and have ideas about our strategy and opportunities. In life we must do the same. When training you must be curious, hungry to learn, and you must make that connection between training and application. In life and fighting, we must problem solve, have ideas on how to get into something and get out.

Persist:

And yes of course persistence. Nothing was ever accomplished without persistence. We must take action, make mistakes, fail and keep moving forward. Nothing is flawless or without error, so learn from your mistakes and persist. We must not back down, back out or give up. We must persist even when times get tough. Again this is true of life and fighting.

As Ross said in his blog post about this video these are probably pretty obvious concepts. Sometimes we just need a little reminder of what is obvious. It's like a nudge saying, "hey just an FYI, here's what you need to be doing to get where you want to be!". So take note of those concepts that are easy for you practice or embrace and those that are more challenging. Choose to follow your passion, work hard, practice until so you're good at what you do, focus, push yourself, serve, create ideas and persist! In and out of the ring these 8 keys can lead to your success! Warrior is based on these 8 keys and encourages each student and fighter to follow these keys to success!