“Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes permanent.” ~ Dean Graziosi
Dean thought that he wasn’t born with talent because he was born with dyslexia. He could barely read all through elementary, middle, and high school. He had to go to special reading classes, which made him feel insecure and incapable.
He was convinced he would never amount to anything.
He says, “I wasn’t born with the gift to write. I was born with the gift to deliver a message. A book was the mechanism to get it out.”
Convinced that his message was significant, he practiced and practiced.
Today, he has multiple New York Times bestsellers.
As a child, he was so shy he hid behind his parents or under the table. He used to skip school when it was time to stand in front of the class.
Today, he speaks to 15,000 people and has them on their feet, dancing. He stands in front of a camera and delivers messages to thousands – because of one thing.
Practice.
He has put in thousands of hours practicing the things he wants to master. He emphasizes that “Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes permanent.”
His secret, he shared, is to find someone who is doing what you want to do and doing it bigger and better you, then practice their strategies.
Find what you want to do and practice, tweak, change and practice some more.
He summarizes his thoughts on success by admonishing his listeners to not overthink talent.
“There is nothing you can’t do if you put your heart to it, roll up your sleeves, and practice.”
Hi Florence, Thanks for the introduction to Dean. When this challenge is over, I may see what his message is.
Be sure to do that, Doug. He is quite motivational. By the way, he often works with Tony Robbins.
Wow, from shy to speaking to thousands of people. That is quite an amazing transformation! That is quite inspirational!
Yes, Alice, and he is quite a captivating speaker.
I love success stories like this! This shows what determination can do for anyone. Dean is a remarkable man! Thanks for another great blog.
Yes, Dean is. I have found that most dyslexics have a great level of determination and grit. That’s, most likely, the reason they are so successful at whatever they put their minds to.
I love this! This week, especially, with all of the end-of-the-year events and High School graduations happening in our area, I have been sharing a number of posts similar to this. People who were told they would fail, couldn’t amount to anything, throughout elementary school and high school …and then went on to be successful!
Thanks for all of the tips and encouragement that you share.
You’re welcome, Dr. Renee. I hope parents realize their powerful influence over their children and strive to counter the negativism that’s aimed at them from teachers and others. Encouragement breeds self-confidence and self-confidence leads to success.