Observe

Nowadays, technologies in the form of TV, DVD, internet, YouTube are so helpful to the athletes in all sports because they can easily watch, observe, mimic, copy the moves of top athletes in their own field of expertise. They can even replay it over and over again to master the moves. Such is an advantage of athletes nowadays, especially those with access to these technologies mentioned above. This is one reason why, as time goes by, athletes in their own field of expertise become more and more skillful. Try to compare the skills of Julius Erving with Michael Jordan. There seems to be a correlation between the date (era) and the level of skill an athlete has. Because given the chance to observe those who came before them, the new breed of athletes can not only mimic the moves, but develop it further more, or even make new moves out of the old ones.

Such is the power of observation. So if you are just starting to climb these days, try watching the pros on how they do it. Watch and learn, they say. And now, it is up to you to follow and be guided by that tag-line.