Michael Jordan, basketball dunk and free throw champion, says that, “Some people want it to happen, some want it to happen, some make it happen.” In the 1997 championship games, when Bill Bartmann was in negotiations to buy the Chicago Bulls for $200 million, Jordan put his career on the line with his eyes closed. We can learn a lot about how to be successful from a story Bill Bartmann told at a recent business training.
Michael and Bill were chatting on the sidelines before the second game of the 1997 championship game between the Chicago Bulls and the Seattle Supersonics. Bill told Michael about a book he was writing. Bill said that one of the themes would be to see the future and visualize success before it happens. Michael quickly responded: “Oh I understand.“
Bill told him that he couldn’t get it, because he hadn’t told him yet. But Michael responded emphatically that, “I know exactly what you’re going to say. I practice and shoot free throws in my mind. I can imagine the results before doing it. I do this so much, so often, that I can do it blindfolded.“
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He then proceeded to walk Bill Bartmann onto the court just before the game. Bill was in his street shoes and later commented, “But when you buy a team for $200 million, they’ll let you walk in street shoes.”
Michael walked him to the free throw line and stared at the basket. Bill Bartmann stood in front of him, and Michael Jordan said, “Look into my eyes.”
He closed his eyes, picked up the basketball, dribbled it, and caught it. He closed his eyes, bent his knees, stuck his elbow in, fired, and kept going. Bill looked into her eyes the whole time. They were closed, and behind him Bill heard a whistle.
“That’s great, Michael. Really unbelievable,” Bill exclaimed in disbelief.
Michael Jordan laughed and said: “Look, I figure it out before it happens.”
In the final two minutes of the championship game, the Bulls trailed by four points. Two minutes to go, down by four. Michael filled up. He walked to the foul line, looked over to where Bill Bartmann was sitting courtside, and winked at him. Bill got scared. He knew what Michael Jordan was going to do. There was no other person in the stadium who knew what Jordan was about to do, but Bill did. He only knew that Michael was going to take a free kick with his eyes closed.
He did. they won
What lesson does Miguel teach us with his example? That it doesn’t matter who we are, what we do, where we are, or what we want to achieve. We can practice success in our head! If we imagine MLM techniques and results, and practice enough, we won’t be afraid to stand in front of anyone. We will be able to give any presentation, perform any task, call anyone, and earn from any business. Practice seeing the results you want in your MLM career, and those results will come. “Some people want it to happen, some want it to happen, some make it happen” even with eyes closed.