I met Jessie a year ago; a very down to earth guy who is always smiling. But the one main thing about Jessie that caught my attention was that his eyes always glowed. I could tell he had complete clarity in what he was working towards. Every word he spoke and every step he took, he did it with passion. You see, at that point in time I really did not know who Jessie was; a contender for the World Title. I have had the pleasure of working with some professional fighters for the last year. One of them being the new World Title holder Jessie Miles, the son of Mike Miles—three-time world champion. www.mikemiles.com
Here was an individual that has dedicated his entire life to his passion. Now you would think that after more than 20 years of training, he would rely on techniques most are unable to perform. Watching Jessie train I always wondered why he only did the basics. Then I got to see him fight for his World Title and again in my opinion he won that title with ease by just working on the basic moves that one is taught in their first week of classes.
I remember talking to him right after his World Title win, and his comment was, “This is something I have been dreaming of all my life.”
Just last week, for the ‘fun’ of it. Jessie told me to put my gloves on. For those memorable four minutes I was baffled again at the simplicity in his strategy.
You see, in any martial arts the technique can be taught within a minute. The catch is you have to practice it 10,000 times for it to work in the real world. Now efficiency on the other hand in martial arts usually only consists of approximately 5 – 10 moves, practiced over and over again.
That is what Jessie had perfected. He had the knowledge that if you perfected the basics, you have the foundation to build an empire.
Most salespeople will do 4,000 things at the same time without taking it to the point of efficiency. What we need to learn as salespeople and entrepreneurs is to understand the basic principles and then spent the rest of our time practicing over and over again. And in time you will win your World Title.
A few of the lessons I learned from Jessie:
1. Dream: having a dream in not ‘corny’. It will be your lifeline in those times when no one but yourself believes.
2. Understand the basic principles of success: Those my friends are not the complicated ones but the most simple and basic ones.
3. Practice: Practice those principles over and over again until you think you have perfected them. Then practice them again.
4. Passion: Be passionate about what you are trying to achieve. Be passionate about your chosen journey.
5. Unconditionally help: Take the time to help others. Share your secrets that you have learned through the years.
Sell with passion
Fred Sarkari
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John Wooden is known as one of the most successful coaches. He prepared for 4 hours to deploy one hour of training. He would practice all the little details with his players over and over again. Most of these details consisted of the basic drills, the foundation of any mastery.
Fred Sarkari
Fred
I like your post . Just a small jog to your memory, we met on April 8 weekend in dallas. I am the sunday school teacher from Houston who you were so kind to in your comments. With your permission, I would like to use the above as a teaching tool for the kids. I can relate this to the Amesha spentas, and how they rule our life. I am still working on perfecting Stephen Coveys’s seven principles and relating them to teh Amesha Spentas, however, I think your observations and comments will be easier and fit better. If ever in Houston, please look us up.
Regards
Sarosh
Hello Sarosh, how could I forget someone who is impacting so many young minds in such a positive way.
You are definitely welcome to use anything on this blog and my website if it helps you in your journey with the youth.
Be it Stephen Covey or any other teachings we use to mold the minds and help prepare our youth for the ‘real’ world, remember the most critical element. Relate every teaching in a way where they can relate and visualize the impact in their lives.
Children and Grandparents have one thing in common, a common enemy. (Jokes). The reason kids relate to their grandparents is because the grandparents get to their level. Physically and emotionally, they talk to them and relate to them. As parents we at most times communicate with our kids on our level.
That is the same when it comes to any teachings we want our children to experience. We need to relate it to their level in order to have any impact.
Fred Sarkari