The key to great performance is deep and consistent preparation. There are only three keys to anything great. The keys are: "Prepare, Prepare, Prepare." In the great book of Strategy entitled, The Art of War, Sun Tzu says: "He will win who prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared." The prepared will always outclass and shock the unprepared.
Your preparation is the prophecy of your greatness or doom. Prepare and perform in a way that begs prophecy. If people cannot prophecy your future when they see you in preparation, you most likely have none.
Jokers should attempt comedy, but even there they will find that what looks spontaneous on stage required preparation off stage. You can never be taken seriously if you set out to build a huge building with a foundation of a mud hut. The foundation of preparation allows you to get the edge and perform with excellence.
Greatness is for those who prize preparation.
