is often construed as a necessary ingredient in our actions when we take up a new activity.

In cricket as a bowler, when I look at the other end of the pitch, all I am thinking of is to uproot those stumps from the ground and send the batsman packing. In tennis, when I look at the other end of the court while looking to serve, all I am thinking of is to dish out a super fast ace leaving the opponent with no chance to return it. At work, as an analyst, I think of building super cool quant models which connect a dozen sheets, a bucket full of variables and work like a magic black boxes. At home, as a spectator to the hunting patterns of the agile male lion in the plains of Etosha on Discovery, I expect to see the lion give a 'camera slow-mo' friendly textbook chase to the straying wilderbeast and slay it. 

I am neither Nadal nor am I Federer. At initiation, the aces are always hard to come by; however what I can probably ensure is that each time I serve, I place it on the other side of the net within the box ; Speed, spin and all the other factors can wait. Even the majestic lion of Etosha takes about 6 -12 months in improving its hit ratio of successful hunts from 1 in 30 charges to 1 in 6. As an analyst,my magic black-box spreadsheet is pretty much useless if it does not account for all risks in the transaction.

Every penny saved by mitigating risks is a penny earned. The aspect seems very evident in the way Buffet's picks have made money over the years. Most of Buffet's picks have been quite traditional conservative businesses which have stuck to the basics of making money but have been disciplined enough to consistently get these basics right. 

As oxymoronic as it may sound, a disciplined rockstar is the person to be.