Inspiration inside! Professionals of every kind know that successful performances depend on being well-prepared and practiced. That goes for you too. Whatever your work, if you're being paid for it, you're a professional. Learn from the pros about the extraordinary value of practice.

1. PROFESSIONALS WHO
SPEAK MUST
PRACTICE
Winging it
only flies if
you’re a bird
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2. Without practice
you risk being…
An
unorganized mess
Nervous
and fearful
Embarrassed by
your performance
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3. High Performers
Practice
Professionally
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4. It’s not difficult to swing a bat. But it’s hard to hit a pitch.
Top hitters practice batting every day for decades.
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5. Top tennis players
…
Whether it’s a practice match or a hitting session, they are committed
to every shot and in between shots, they bounce and
stay on their toes at all times.
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6. Golf tour pros practice by using props to check their
alignment, their ball position, their swing plane, their putting
path. Their coach provides another set of eyes to check them.
Winning takes practice and a lot of work.
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7. Cooking and baking contest winners practice
seriously: they create recipes reflecting the current
trends in flavors, style, accessible ingredients and
presentation. And they taste, taste, taste.
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8. America's top rose lovers cut the prettiest blossoms off their
best plants and travel to the national rose show. They lovingly
groom their precious blooms for hours in a frigid hall in order to
contend for the highest honor: the Queen of Show.
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9. For the first time in my dressage showing career, I practiced
this test more than 50 times in advance of the show.
Joey and I earned our highest score ever!
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10. • Pros practice, practice, practice
• In order to perform exceptionally well under
pressure and outsize expectations
• You are a professional who speaks
• Others are expecting you to perform under
pressure and outsize expectations.
• It is time to practice, practice, practice
Leave winging it to the birds!
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