Most biographies and documentaries reckon Michael Jordan’s competitive nature was forged in fierce battles between siblings in the backyard growing up.
Michael Jordan as a child, instilled the belief that ‘in order to win my father’s love I need to be the best of the kids at basketball’.
Whilst that belief could be classified as naive and I imagine Michael realized in adulthood that his father loved him whether he won or lost he still applied the techniques he learned in pursuit of his father’s approval to become the best basketball player of all time.
So as a kid Michael would have said to himself:
‘I need to be better than my brothers to earn daddy’s love’
Then as an adult he would’ve just changed who he classified as ‘brothers‘ to tap into an amazing drive and competitiveness.
I think anyone can apply this concept to their own lives.
Figure out what drove you as a kid and tweak it to your adult desires.
Thomas Duggan 