I’ve lived this one and I'm here to tell you that there really are no shortcuts. The reality is if you are looking for shortcuts and ways to cut corners you don't belong here. And yes competitors are always trying to use shortcuts. Surprising? No! Of course competitors do, or in my experiences, they try to. Competitors try using short cuts in order to save time. They believe this time savings will provide them with a more direct route to their target, “winning.” Wrong! Practicing shortcuts is just another means of cheating, You cheat yourself, your team, your school and yourself. Cheating in any light is unacceptable and you need to examine why you are cheating right now. Focusing on shortcuts means that you're not practicing the techniques and skills that is required of a winning team. It also means that you are not a team player, you believe it's only about you. What competitors lose sight of is the actual target. Suddenly saving personal time and finding an easy way out becomes the priority.
The target has now changed and can no longer be identified and one becomes a self proclaimed martyr. This is the first sign of “chef action.” Chef action is when you believe you have already arrived at a level of stardom and importance at a level higher than everyone else. Better than all of your team and better than your coach. Chef action means that you believe you are the chef and that you have arrived, you know it all.
Should you even be here? Is it time to get off the competition train and do something else like selling shoes? Who are you really to think that you have arrived? And best of all, where is it that you have actually arrived?
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