Adhere to the Fundamentals

"The minute you get away from fundamentals, the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever (it is) you’re doing."_Michael Jordan

Fundamentals are the key.

In religion, the best devotees are the most fundamentally sound. In business, the best companies are the most fundamentally sound. In academics, the best students are the most fundamentally sound.

And of course, in sports, the best athletes are the most fundamentally sound. 

Here is what we need to grasp: laser focus on the fundamentals is the quality-trait of true masters in all walks of life; without a shred of doubt, lasting success of any kind requires an excellent command of the fundamentals. 

True achievements are the outcomes of consistency around the fundamentals!

The great ones may have some unique advantages than the average performers, but, perhaps, more than anything else, they must get a superb mastery of the fundamentals of their crafts as an Olympic gold medalist, Jesse Owens states in the following words: 

“In the end, it's extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more than that, too; it starts with complete command of the fundamentals.”

Of course, the specific practices and actions will be different for dervishes, executives, scholars, and athletes. However, all exceptional performers (without exception) have a firm grasp on the fundamentals in their lives.

So, in whatever game you are playing, if you really want to dependably perform at your very best, you need to establish strong fundamentals from now onwards. 

Once you figure out what your fundamentals are, get better at them, and see the trajectory of your game take a nimble turn in the positive direction. 

Finally, digest the key point of this article which is succinctly expressed in another insight from the basketball superstar, Michael Jordan as: “Get the fundamentals down (right) and the level of everything you do will rise.”