As an entrepreneur you have to always improve the quality of the business, also to yourself; such as increased focus and productivity. For that, you have to pay attention to your surroundings; you should be able to learn important things from others. In this case for example, the athletes. An athlete's success depends on their ability. They are not only entertaining you, but also motivate and inspire you in some way.
As an entrepreneur you are constantly dealing with a variety of sports analogies. Just as athletes, you are required to strive every day to improve your skills, as well as promote and motivate your team. Here are 10 things entrepreneurs can learn from athletes.
1. Focus
Key to the success of an athlete is the focus and the ability to always concentrate. Like a goalkeeper in soccer, he must continue to pay attention to the movements of the opponent, and also the direction of movement of the ball. In business, you may be faced with many problems or more complex tasks. But, the key is you have to stay focused on the most important things in a certain time.
2. Exercise
Athletes always prepare well, both before and during the season. They will go through constant training and cooling. Strength training, stretching, stamina training, are all part of a regimen that is always done throughout their careers to ensure they are in the best state to do their job.
As an entrepreneur, you should apply the same thing, of course, with your own version. You have to work on - and on, learn new business ideas, innovations, creating a good strategy, analyze, and plan everything well. A good entrepreneur must also ensure that their minds are trained properly and correctly, in accordance with the competitive environment.
3. Practice
It is different from practice; practice is the repetition of movements or repetitive activities. Kicking, dribbling is one of the physical activities performed continuously by football athletes. The activities are endless repetitive activity, thus allowing the body to develop 'Affective Memory'. That is how the athletes respond to the fast-moving action with movements around them.
As an entrepreneur, you also have to develop your own version so that you can respond quickly to any kind of data and information. You can run your version continuously, so you can continue to learn and practice new skills.
4. Development
Strongest relationship in athletics is at a great athlete and their coach. Trainees will always provide guidance, structure, context, and disciplines that can be used by players.
In any business, as an entrepreneur you can also find a mentor, teacher, and a coach who can teach you, to give direction, and provide feedback. The best entrepreneurs actively seek their own coach and fully utilize the knowledge and power they provide.
5. Cooperation
There are many examples of athletes who compete in non-team sports, but entrepreneurs stand to learn from team. The most successful sports teams are those that rely entirely on one another. Great teams often have a large star that provides leadership and skill that can give a team an extra advantage. Michael Jordan said, "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." An entrepreneur can also be a star, but companies rarely succeed in a meaningful way without a great team around them. Quote from Aristotle "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is as true in business as in sports.
6. Competition
Competition in football is extremely tight, active and fierce. This also happens in the business. So as an entrepreneur you have to get used to the terms of competition, as it is common in any business.
7. Sportive
Surely you've seen a championship celebration on television. Moments when a winner will pop champagne, while the losers will only watch sadly from their own bench. Quite often they shed tears and showed a gloomy expression on their faces. It is a natural thing, but it's not solely going to make them fall. They remain to congratulate and show their concern.
Winning or losing are common in business, but do not let it make your relationship with your competitors turned into a feud.
8. Sacrifice
In baseball, bunt used strategically to advance runners on base into scoring position. In hockey, a player with a seemingly great opportunity to shoot will pass the puck into the net for a player with a better shot. Entrepreneurship depends partly on the same sacrifice for team. Whether that means working overtime so that your team has the information they need in the morning, or the credit for sharing the key achievements, it has been very important to the success of the team and business.
9. Just Play
Play, as in engaging in activity for enjoyment and recreation. Does it mean having to go to work every day? And just play the game you love? Athletes are blessed for the gift of doing things that give them the greatest joy. Entrepreneur undergoes the same dream every day. By knowing exactly what you want and do what you want to do, you will get a tremendous pleasure.
10. Victory
The victory was an underlying or fundamental reason for the sport. In any business winning is just as important, of course, in the sense of pure competition. Businessman wants to win, to succeed, and always wanted the recognition and progress that comes with it.