How Coach Carter Reignited The FIRE Within Me

Began my day by watching a great movie called Coach Carter. If it’s one thing I learnt, success is about FUNDAMENTALS. It’s not about looking for the easiest or fastest way to get there. It’s about getting back to basics and DOING the simple things you need to do to make your vision a reality! If it takes 10,000 pushups, will you do it?

The most important lesson I learnt is that things come too easily too us sometimes and so we’re not hungry for an opportunity to win when it comes.

In the movie Coach Carter said something to the effect of, “Being on the basketball team is a privilege” and not an entitlement.

***BEING ON STAGE IS A PRIVILEGE***

The image that was permanently burnt into my mind was when one of the boys, Crews had to do 10,000 suicides and 5,000 pushups in order to get into the team after he disrespected Coach Carter….

And he did it and NEVER complained.

That’s the kind of desire that I’m inspired with now – to be willing to do WHATEVER it takes to get what I want.

“What’s it going to take for me to get on the team, Sir?” were the words that reverberated through my mind.

“I’d do anything. Just tell me and I’ll do it!”.

The other thing that tugged at my heartstrings was when he read out the “Powerful Beyond Measure” speech that I’ll embed below.

Remember this, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”