Simeone Biles Prove that she is a Great Gymnastics…….Full Story Bellow!!

“I’m sure you are,” he said, still not looking up. “And this is when we find out what you’re really made of.”Biles Prove

That’s one of my versions, albeit relatively insignificant compared to hers, of what Simone Biles did during the Olympic women’s gymnastics all-around competition earlier this week. She injured her ankle during warm-ups, but still finished first in the vault to propel her team into the all-around finals, and helped her team win the all-around finals just days later.

That’s just one example. Years ago, she developed the “Biles,” a double layout with a half-twist and a blind landing. According to many, the half-turn at the end is the most difficult part, since she has to stop her body on a half instead of a full turn. The “Biles” was actually a creative solution to a “bad day” problem: after she tore her calf muscle during a full-turn landing, her coach suggested trying a half-turn to put less stress on her calf.

And in the process, turned a weakness into a strength.

As Mark Cuban says, “Talent without effort is wasted talent. And while effort is the one thing you can control in your life, applying that effort intelligently is next on the list.”

Especially on bad days.

As legendary coach Bobby Hurley Sr. says, “Your mark is what you do when you don’t want to do it. How good are you on a day when you don’t have it?”

Instead, though, we tend to measure ourselves by our best days. The days everything clicked: the days we were on point. Decisive. Efficient and effective. Full of energy and purpose.

That’s who we are.

The thing is, though, doing your best is relatively easy when you’re at your best. What matters is what you do when you’re not at your best.

When you don’t feel like dealing with an employee conflict. When you don’t feel like dealing with an upset customer. When you don’t feel like refining your investor pitch or working on a new project. When you don’t feel like working out, eating healthy, or staying the course towards a long-term goal. That’s when you find out what you’re really made of.

Absolutely take pride in your output on your best days. But make sure you take pride in your output — even if it’s lower — on your bad days.

Didn’t feel like making five more cold calls, but did it anyway? That’s something you should be proud of. Didn’t feel like dealing with a festering interpersonal problem between employees, but did it anyway? That’s something you should be proud of. Didn’t feel like working out — and didn’t work out as hard as usual — but did it anyway?

Don’t be disappointed in yourself; be proud of yourself for doing what needed to be done.

Be proud of yourself for just showing up.

Because oddly enough, that alone will make you more likely to rise to the occasion, even when you don’t feel like it. As Steven Pressfield writes:

A professional is someone who can keep working at a high level of performance even when they don’t feel like it — especially (my italics) when they don’t feel like it.

A professional is committed over the long haul. They show up, day in and day out, no matter what.