I've been kicked in the face many times. Let me explain. #ytshortsvideo #business #entrepreneur

26 May 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube monologue (May 26, 2023) by Mark Evans DM advising that achieving big goals requires focused, sustained practice on the specific domain rather than assuming skills transfer across fields. The speaker uses sports analogies (football vs. soccer, Michael Jordan in baseball) and a personal anecdote about failures entering other markets to emphasize learning, persistence, and the need to invest time to succeed in new industries.

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When the goal's so big and you're so focused on that goal. I'm not trying to be the best football player hanging out on a soccer field kicking a soccer ball. I'm focusing on football. I'm watching reels. I'm playing catch. I'm running sprints. I'm doing stuff that's going to make me better on the football field. Not to say there's not crossover opportunity if I'm playing baseball but that's not where my focus needs to be. We saw this with Michael Jordan. He's an amazing athlete on the basketball court. You stick him on the baseball field he sucked and he's an amazing athlete. Don't think, do not confuse that you can carry these in other industries and other things and succeed at a high level. I've been kicked in the face many times entering other markets. I'm not going to stop. I'm learning. But don't think it just happens overnight. You have to invest the time.