dedicated focussed hard work, you can really get into the top 1%
once you have, doors open.” His tenacity is also revealed in
the story of his book's publication, which was rejected 83 times before fi nally being accepted. It has now sold 70,000 copies and those
doors he talked about opened when a fi lm was made of the book. Success, he believes, is this straightforward: “If you can put 20 hours a week over a year into dedicated focussed hard work, you can really get into the top 1%. That's the message, rather than people thinking I can't do it, and coming up with reasons not to succeed. The real message is, it doesn't take much more than 1,000 hours to get really good at something. That's what people should know."b
John Richardson At A Glance
• Grew up in the Northern Ireland troubles • Was not motivated at school • Saw Seve when a teenager • Dreamed of being a golfer, but then forgot about
• Became a successful businessman • Decided to become a professional golfer in a year
• Told it was impossible. • Becomes a pro in 362 days • Has a book published • The book becomes a film
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