It is one of life’s true axioms that we make choices and then our choices make us.  Legendary Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban is simply one of my favorite leaders.  Few people communicate such deep and impactful truth in such concise language as Coach Saban.  As you watch the video above, legendary he reminds us we all have 5 choices we make in life.

Listed below are those 5 choices with Coach Saban’s supporting comments:

  1. We can be BAD at what we do.
  2. We can be AVERAGE at what we do.
  3. We can be GOOD at what we do.  “This is probably God’s expectation for whatever He gave us.”
  4. We can be EXCELLENT at what we do.
  5. We can be ELITE at what we do.

The following are 8 additional comments on what it takes to be excellent or elite:

  1. Elite Individuals Do Special Things – “If you’re going to be excellent or elite you have to do special things.”
  2. Elite Individuals Have Special Intensity – “You have to have special intensity.”
  3. Elite Individuals Have Special Focus – “You have to have special focus.”
  4. Elite Individuals Have Special Commitment – “You have to have a special commitment…”
  5. Elite Individuals Have Special Drive And Passion – “and drive and passion to do thing at high level and high standard…
  6. Elite Individuals Have Special Endurance – “all the time.”
  7. Elite Individuals Are Not Satisfied With Their Natural Ability – “It doesn’t matter what God-given ability you have, that probably can make you good.”
  8. Elite Individuals Need Help Becoming Elite – “But without the rest of it, I’m not so sure you ever get excellent or elite.  That’s the part we’re trying to get to.”

What is one area you can work on to become elite at what you do?

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