Lately, I've been thinking about how the behavior athletes develop in training and competing in a sport can influence behavior in business. In these uncertain times, I've noticed the people who are driving business forward in paradigm shifting ways are athletes. Here's a rough list of rules that I've developed from the sports that I do (rock climbing, backcountry skiing, surfing and cycling) that influences my approach to business.
2. Know When to Go
4. Feel the Danger
5. Bad Things Happen, Get Over It
6. Distinguish Between Pain and Injury
7. Be Fearless
8. Set the Right Pace
9. Balance Emotions and Logic
10. Experiences Outweigh Accomplishments
11. Practice
12. Commit
I'd love to get your feedback and additions on the list. Leave a comment here, shoot me an email or hit me @jtwinsor on Twitter.
Thanks.
That's a really interesting observation. Coincidentally, I yesterday chatted with my sport psychologist from back in my alpine ski racing days - http://www.saulmiller.com - he has a book coming out on exactly how an athlete's mindset drives innovation in business.
A few additional thoughts/behaviors that come to mind:
1. Perpetually seek competitive edges.
2. Fear complacency.
3. Pursue challenge, to build strength.
4. Imperfect decisions beat no decision.
5. Find your limit, then expand it.
6. Perpetually analyze what did or didn't work.
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