Why Arnold Schwarzenegger and Muhammad Ali are legendary.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Muhammad Ali could have been good, even great. 

But they were not satisfied until they became legendary. Until they had forged their names forever in the sands of time. 

That's that next level sh#% for all of us this coming year.

Arnold wore shorts to expose his weakest link (his calves) to push himself to do more calf raise exercises.

Ali didn't count his sit-ups "1, 2, 3, 4, 5..." like most people in the gym. He would first start his sit-ups until he felt them burning, and only THEN did he begin the count.

To push yourself to master something - to me, this is a human's highest achievement.

It's the little things that add up.

Find one thing, big or small, and commit to it.

Build yourself incrementally, in baby steps. Mind, body, and soul.

Have mentors overseeing your progress and ridding you of your blind spots. 

It's going to take 1 year, 5 years, maybe even 10 or 15 years... It's going to be hard work.

No one's watching. No one's complimenting you.

Then slowly, all those little baby steps and training sessions start to kick in.

But you're still not satisfied, and you go back and study and push yourself even more.

The fires and trials of life will burn away the impurities.

You are left with only gold.

Only then, maybe, will you earn "legendary" status.

What is your next practical step?