Sunday, February 14, 2021

LITTLE THINGS THAT MATTER

 Glenn McGrath (Australian Cricket Legend) was once asked why he was such a great bowler. He said because my action was repeatable. If my action was repeatable, my delivery is repeatable and i have to be able to so the same thing day in and day out.


There was a time in Shane Warne's career when he could no longer bowl a googly because he had problems with his shoulders. He had flipper but that wasn't working too well. All he had was a leg break and he just bowled and bowled and bowled. He practiced hard when no one was watching.

It is often said that "Genius obscures hard work". The greatest in the world have a set of routines that they practise, that allows them to deliver peak performance. It is those little, simple things that one needs to perfect and rigorously keep doing even when nobody's watching.

In our keenness to do greater, difficult things, the idea that 'doing simple things matters' often takes a backseat.

In the quest to give importance to seemingly smaller (but actually important) skills, here's my sketch representation of things that require zero talent but are important in defining one's trajectory.

Do you agree with this list ? What else would you add ?

My Sketchnote:


My Top 5 Posts of 2020

 My top five posts of 2020 ranked based on no. of views. Just thought to reshare (along with the sketches) simply because meaningful messages ought to be repeated and reinforced.

While writing this year, I’ve tried to focus on topics that are relevant, interesting to share & practical enough to apply. Since we are in a constant content deluge these days, its often hard to remember,retain relevant concepts and apply them in the real life. The motivation to bridge this gap led me to sketching ideas that can be an easy reference for the future.
Thanks for constantly reading and sharing your feedback on posts & via DMs, have always appreciated it.

Wish you all a happy new year, be happy and have a great time.
As my expression of gratitude towards my network, i am offering to use my sketches for free (if you like & want) in your work, to share internally and as you wish. My only request is to retain the creator attribution while sharing.

All my sketches can be found here: https://lnkd.in/g4chfSU

#1. LEADERSHIP LESSONS https://bit.ly/3rFVwR6

#2. IS PRODUCT HARD? https://bit.ly/3805GEg

#3. API FOR BEGINNERS https://bit.ly/2KDd1RG

#4. THE TOP 10 DELIVERABLES OF A PM
https://bit.ly/3pxwvFZ

#5. PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCT WORK https://bit.ly/37Y0yk2