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Sweep the Sheds

After finishing the book Legacy (James Kerr), I noticed one big take away. This is a book about a rugby team, world's best rugby team. They are the most winning team in international sports history with an astounding win rate around 86%. It doesn't talk about stats and games, it teaches the principles of building an identity, whether that identity is for a team, business, or individual. There are countless nuggets and take aways from the stories and experiences that I won't go over. James Kerr does a much better job than I would anyway. However, I do want to bring up one very simple concept.... that we all know, but easily forget.

"Sweep the Sheds"

The example laid out in the book goes something (very loosely) like this: New Zealand's nation rugby team has just won another World Cup. The locker room is going absolutely crazy with celebrations post-game, but when all the dust settled... the team captains cleaned up every piece of trash, put back everything that was tossed around in the shuffle, then cleaned and swept the floor. Leaving things better than they found it.

Doing the little things that seem unimportant, is the MOST important thing you can do. It's the foundation of success, and continuing to do those minute things even after you've found success is what separates good from great.

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