I ❤️ David Beckham

The latest trend on Netflix is series about the biographies of famous people.

You can watch Arnold Schwarzenegger’s biography. Or Robbie Williams’ biography. Or Conor McGregor’s biography.

There’re loads of them.

The first biography I watched was David Beckham’s.

If it had depended on me, my prejudices would’ve prevented me from watching.

I know, I know. One should be free of prejudices and all that stuff. But we’re humans, and prejudices are something embedded in our brains.

My prejudices told me that since I’m not keen on football and I don’t like following celebrities, David Beckham’s biography wasn’t going to make it to the top of my Netflix must-watch series list.

The reason why I started watching the first episode of David Beckham’s biography despite all my prejudices was because I had had an argument with my wife.

One of those arguments that came out of the blue for whatever random reason.

I lost my temper because the argument escalated. Or probably it was the other way round. The argument escalated because I lost my temper.

Anyway, when having arguments, the one who loses his temper loses.

You must be familiar with that feeling after losing an argument, when you know you’ve screwed up and have to redeem yourself.

After some hours of not talking to each other, I had to take the first step towards forgiveness.

“Honey, do you fancy watching something on TV after dinner?”, I suggested my wife as sweetly as I could.

“Sure, what do you feel like watching?”, she asked.

“Whatever you want, my love”, I responded.

“Okay, what about David Beckham’s biography?”, she proposed with a wry smile on her face, knowing I wasn’t going to say no.

“Sure!”, I smiled back while thinking “Holy sh!t” at the same time.

We both were so hooked on David Beckham’s life that we binge-watched the whole serie in record time.

I want to be like Beckham.

I’m not talking about copying his cool outfits. Or imitating his stylish haircuts. Or being as fit as him.

I’d love to, but I’d be missing the point.

The point is that since David Beckham was a kid, he was obsessed with becoming the best at what he did.

When he got to the top, he could have lost himself into drugs, gambling, alcohol, parties, women… as most footballers do.

Instead, he remained constantly focused on becoming the best football player possible.

Always looking for new challenges. Always hungry for more titles. Always seeking perfection.

Always professional.

Beckham’s biography got me thinking.

I was expecting to waste a few hours of sleep watching some superficial and banal self-promoting stuff.

Instead, I got truly inspired.

The main conclusion I draw from David Beckham’s life is that when someone is so ambitious, disciplined, focused, determined, and obsessed as him with becoming the best, he develops systems.

One of David Beckham’s system was to practice free kicks over and over throughout his entire career, literally millions of times, until he was able to put the ball wherever he wanted.

By relentlessly putting systems to work, success becomes a consequence, a byproduct.

Then I realize most of us go through life without clear goals.

If goals are not clear, there’re no systems in place.

Without systems in place, most of us waste our vital energy into menial tasks that keep us busy but bring us nowhere.

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I struggled with goal definition for many years, until I realized I needed help.

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