Monday Mindset
– an uncommon approach to school, sports, and life –
Today’s Monday Mindset: The Extra Ounce Principle
Welcome to your Monday Mindset, where you discover how to be your best so you can give your best.
A book I was introduced to in my teenage years called The Templeton Plan by Sir John Templeton changed my life more than any other book I’ve ever read aside from the Bible.
A chapter in it called ‘The Extra Ounce Principle’ impacted me immensely and made all the difference in my basketball career. The Extra Ounce Principle simply said this: if you do as much as you can possibly do and then just give one extra ounce, the rewards of that extra ounce will be completely out of proportion to that extra ounce you gave.
This is what I attempted to do in my career. I attempted to show up a few minutes before everyone else in practice. I stuck around a few minutes after everyone else. If everyone got a workout in in the weight room, I tried to stay an extra ounce longer. If everyone was shooting on a weekend, I tried to do an extra ounce more.
I continually looked for every opportunity possible to do the extra ounce. And sure enough, the principle proved itself.
The rewards that I experienced from doing the extra ounce were completely out of proportion to the extra ounce that I gave. I applied that concept then in my academics and then in my work life.
If you apply the extra ounce principle to anything you do, it will set you up for success.
That’s your Monday Mindset.
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