Running the Distance, Maintaining High Standards, and Setting Personal Goals

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1: Tim Grover on Speed

Tim Grover was the personal trainer of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

“You don’t have that much time. If you want to win, a marathon is a sprint.

When people use the marathon/sprint line, they’re usually trying to say, Pace yourself, you have a long way to go. That may be true, but most likely, it just rationalizes an excuse. Slow down. What’s the rush? Take your time. Don’t overdo it.

No matter how long the distance, you have to treat every step as if it’s the most important because it is.

We’re talking about Winning here, not finishing. Every team finishes the season. Only one will win the title.”

Source: W1NNING by Tim Grover

2: Mr. Beast on Quality and Work Ethic

A leaked 37-page onboarding document revealed the strategy behind Mr. Beast’s YouTube empire.

“I just want to do what makes me happy and ultimately the viewers happy… But this is the one thing I will never compromise on, I have zero issues throwing away a multi-million dollar video if I don’t think it’s up to my standards and is good for the audience. We must always be improving and innovating.”

“Obviously we want grinders that put in the hours and love you guys to death that do. But at the end of the day you will be judged on results, not hours. We are a results based company. Get shit done and move the goalpost!”

Source: Leaked PDF

3: Steven Bartlett’s Personal Goals

Five years after dropping out of university, Steven Bartlett became the youngest ever investor on Dragons Den, and now runs the Diary of a CEO Podcast. These are the promises he made to himself immediately after dropping out.

“I guess the story starts 10 years ago at 18 years old when, three weeks after I dropped out of university after just one lecture, my friend Marc gifted me a diary. On the front page of that diary I wrote the following:”

Source: Happy, Sexy Millionaire by Steven Bartlett

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- The Z Fellows Team

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