Leadership Tip
Are You Prepared to Win?
As I watched the Olympians
receive their
medals on the podium,
I couldn't help but think of the
extraordinary number of hours
it took to get there.
You see inspiring story after story
of
families waking up at 4am
to go to the ice rink or
kids moving
away to train.
These athletes and their teams
are committed to
winning.
Joe Paterno, football coach at Penn State,
said that most of us are committed to win;
we are not committed
to the preparation to win.
Preparation is usually
not as much fun as
winning.
It takes time, hard work,
research, practice,
sacrifice,
trade-offs and commitment.
It is easy to get
distracted
and go off course.
Having a bigger vision in mind
reminds us why
we are preparing.
Passion and desire are the fuel
to keep us
moving forward.
Any winning athlete, lawyer
or business
person knows
that being committed to preparation will
exponentially increase your ability to win.
It is a pretty simple formula:
Practice +
Passion = Podium
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