This is a little story about a boy and a girl who played together. The boy had a lot of marbles and the girl had candy with her. The boy asked the girl if she would trade her candy for marbles. The girl agreed and handed all the sweets to the boy. However, the boy sneakily took out the largest and most colorful marble he had and gave the rest to the girl. That night the girl slept well but the boy was restless all night thinking that the girl could have hidden some sweets from him like the way she had hidden the marble.

The moral of the story is: “What you give is what you get and what you get is what you deserve.” In this case, the boy was not honest and therefore had a sleepless night full of doubts.

How often do we come across people who delude themselves and blame the rest of the world or curse fate for their level of existence? By nature, most people like to play an inferior game and expect superior results; When the results don’t come, the blame game begins. Isn’t that true?

Do some introspection and see if you too have been a victim of this unfair game of defeat started by yourself.

While in college, he wanted to earn a distinction in his academic studies, but struggled only to get a second class. Which it was the result?

While you were at work, you promised to achieve a certain result, but you failed. Did you and your team really play the compromise game at level 10?

While attending a training program, you expected the trainer to give their level 10, but never participated in level 10. What was the end result?

Think about it! Why do 1% of people control 85% of the world’s wealth? Why do only a handful of people have millions of followers? Why do only a few people achieve and maintain stardom? Why and how do champions become champions?

The answer is simple: they play their game at level 10.

You can believe in destiny or create your own destiny.

Do you think Sachin Tendulkar was destined to become a great cricketer or did he really direct his life to become one? When I was barely 8 years old I spent hours practicing cricket, at 12 years old it marked centuries, at 16 years old I played for our national team against players like Imran Khan and Wasim Akram. Imagine if you had spent hours watching TV, playing silly games with friends, or just lazing around for hours, would you have become an icon?

By the age of 37, most people ignored his accomplishments and passion for the game and criticized him for not retiring. And he went on to score a double century in one-day international matches, was the most consistent player in test matches and was also the one with the most runs in the 3rd edition of IPL T20. Imagine if you had to give in to pressure and compromise, it wouldn’t have been the God of Cricket as we know it.

The question is why only him? That’s because he plays a superior game and gets superior results first in his mind and then on the field. And by the way, he is not the only one; I have not heard of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Ratan Tata, Steve Jobs, Andrew Groove, Michael Jordan, Pele, Sergei Bubka, Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt and the list can go on. What made them champions? Level 10 attitude for success!