Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable (Tim Grover Winning Series)

It’s far more typical for stars to get aggravated and emotional when their teammates don’t show up, and then everyone falls apart because, as we’ve discussed, emotions make you weak, and all that emotional energy is completely destructive.

You don’t have to play basketball like Michael Jordan to have his mind-set and mental toughness, and apply it to whatever you do. You don’t need Kobe’s athletic skills to attack your dreams the way he attacks his. You don’t have to overcome injury and impossible odds like Dwyane Wade to overcome whatever obstacles are standing between you and your

It’s a mind-set for mental toughness. Tell yourself what to do, and stop waiting for others to lay it all out.

Decide. Commit. Act. Succeed. Repeat.

“In order to have what you really want, you must first be who you really are.”

example, and make everyone else work harder? The answer seems obvious, but you’d be surprised by how many people don’t want to stand alone under the glare of the spotlight, because as soon as you reveal what you’re capable of, that’s what everyone will expect of

business, making money, training the body—it’s ultimately your mental focus and concentration, your ability to control your environment and the heartbeats of others, that determines whether you succeed or fail.

Failure is never an option; even if it takes years, he’ll find a way to turn a bad situation to his benefit, and he won’t stop until he succeeds.

intelligence and class and self-control . . . those are the things that separate you from the rest of the pack.

Success isn’t the same as talent. The world is full of incredibly talented people who never succeed at anything. They show up, do what they do, and if it doesn’t work out, they blame everyone else because they believe talent should be enough. It’s not. If you want to be truly successful, you can’t be content with “pretty good.” You need to find an