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Are You Mastering Your Craft?

5 Mar 2019 · 1 min

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A short YouTube talk by Andy Neary using a spring-training anecdote about Christian Yelich to urge viewers to return to fundamentals annually. The speaker argues that regardless of past success or wealth, continually practicing basics is required to truly master a craft, and closes with a call-to-action asking viewers to share how they maintain fundamentals.

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So I just got back from a weekend in Arizona with my dad hanging out at Major League Baseball spring training. Of course, we are there to cheer on our favorite team, the Milwaukee Brewers. But what I love about spring training is walking around the practice fields and watching some of the best athletes master their craft. Guys like Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee brewers, last season's Most Valuable Player. Yet here he is at spring training, getting back to the basics, working on his running, his hitting, his fielding and his throwing. See, guys like Yelich understand that doesn't matter how much money you make or how much success you've had every year. You've got to go to spring training and start from the beginning. So let me ask you a question. You taking a page out of Yelich's playbook? Listen, I get it. You might be making a lot of money right now and have had massive success or well on your way to doing so. But are you taking the time every year to get back to the basics? Because no matter how much money you make or how successful you've been, until you master the basics in your craft, you will never truly master your craft. Do me a favor. In the comments below, share what you're doing today and each and every year to master your craft. Until next time, bear down, focus on the target, and strike out the status quo.