Have you ever heard the phrase “You gotta have all of your ducks lined up in a row” before you venture out on achieving a big goal? I want to encourage you that you don’t need to have all of your ducks lined up, you just need your END duck! As I was researching inspiring stories for my SEAT of Success book, I found an interview with Richard Williams, the father of tennis champions Venus and Serena. He exemplifies the example of the S in my SEAT acronym. When you want to achieve success, you must SEE the outcome you desire first. What does your ideal front-row seat look like? What is your ultimate front-row? Once you have determined that, your ‘end duck’ then, you can start with your first duck.
Meaning, it’s okay if you don’t know the ‘how’ to achieving your ‘what’.
Venus and Serena Williams dad visualized the making of tennis champions before they were even conceived! Talk about seeing the outcome you desire before knowing how you are going to accomplish that outcome. Today’s video explains how he saw the end of the French Open tennis tournament on TV where a woman held up her winning check of $40,000 – after 4 days of tennis in a tournament! He knew right then that with his less than $60,000 yearly salary, he was in the wrong business. He told his wife they are going to have more children and he was going to raise tennis champions! The key part to this extraordinary story, is that Richard Williams never played tennis in his life when he conceived this idea. He began with his end duck and worked super hard to accomplish one duck at a time to raise the most celebrated athletes in tennis history. See the outcome you desire first, then figure it out along the way. Don’t let the not knowing how, prevent you from accomplishing your ideal front-row seat
Have a great Front-Row Friday and I’ll see you in the front-row!
Your Head Usher,
Marilyn
