5 business lessons you can learn from Olympic athletes

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You know as you watch the Olympics and I'm so -- almost over.

There's something that businesses could learn from the strains in the -- and says the athletes right.

Absolutely they're sitting back -- so many things that we can learn and it's just all about that this -- plan and and focus which we're gonna talk about today.

OK so so -- what would Euro and what's the top business lessening evening.

Businesses can learn from watching the olympians.

What I really think that there five I think first of all we have to remember that we've got to practice practice practice I mean you -- didn't get there and to show up -- all -- -- sudden when -- gold medals we really have to focus on what we're after.

And continue to practice and continue to -- -- -- and really continue to learn.

And the second thing that we have to do is strategize mythic figure out you know what are we were all in business we know about the slot announces the strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats and and that's what really -- the women's gymnastics team tipped to win a gold -- they all -- to their strengthening how to plan.

And then the third thing is going back to that focus and not paying attention to what your competition is doing her -- awards they -- that really focusing on what it is what golds -- your company has.

And we saw what -- what happened to Michael Phelps in the 200 meter butterfly.

Where he was leading all the way and that the and just lost that now he regains his focus which was amazing and any and any -- you know the most gold medals.

But the point is is that we really have to continuously focus on what it is.

-- after and those are three of the great ones and then we've got we really have to more.

-- is to keep in mind that we all need a Coach and every single Olympian has a -- and if you don't have a coached forgot -- and just like with Allison -- I mean she she won the Olympic gold she was working on Bobby -- -- he somebody that can be really objective about your business and your strengths and weaknesses and -- -- -- you're you're getting off track.

And it's just somebody that can give you a little bit of that tough love that but that can really be objective because we can't be objective.

When you know we're sitting on our own business facility called a Coach or mentor -- we all need somebody that's kind of helping us out.

And then last is we have to accept Obama phone now is my new favorite word fear of missing out and basically.

All the time olympians miss out on you know -- Saturday night out whether it's batter fatty foods or whatever it is just realize that in business if you're going to be at the top of your game.

You are gonna miss out on certain things I mean you're gonna miss out whether it's on certain things with your family are working -- or having to work a little bit on your vacation.

If we really wanna take -- tips from the olympians we have to keep that in mind that that -- now is going to be part of our lives but is it worth it missing -- on all those things.

Well I think yeah -- that if the Antonin if it's it's something that to me there's almost no greater satisfaction and then then really performing well whether it's in your personal life for your business Biden and I think when you get super focused on what it is he wants.

And then you start to achieve that need get those successive I think that's I think that's so rewarding I -- I think it's it's just really a natural high and down.

But we have to keep coming back to what is our goal what's the point.

Why are we doing mess because otherwise olympians and our business owners could could really get -- that -- -- trying to get to the to the gold medal but two other an otherwise if you don't.

You really -- like how that I get here you know and that's when you lead to burn down every.

Thing out -- and you say practice which is interesting because.

You want.

Be there.

A lot of the time -- into and working hard but there there comes a point where you just to have day either no had a better manage your time C don't put in as -- -- hours.

Or find a way to put in the hours -- get a result out of them so a lot of times people to show face time but they're not being that productive right.

Absolutely and that and -- shifted -- to is is it goes back to focus and what's the goal I mean if the goal is to hit a certain sales number for the month.

You left the focus and -- you have to say okay listen how how am I getting there how close my getting there and really adjust your time accordingly.

So that you can take -- listen -- you know we need a return on investment on our time just like we do well on our on our stocks or mutual -- I like we have to look at it as -- We welcome it -- can we forget it we say okay listen I'm gonna give my broker this amount of money and and hopefully it'll go up but we don't do that with our time we don't say and can give you an hour and a half.

And from that I need to come up with to -- -- new client.

That while we drill down on that it really makes a big.

-- friends and yes sure I find as much as I hate being pressed for time my personal life for fun and it typically helps it's true when you don't have a lot of time finish something.

You -- and I you -- you -- the adrenaline starts pumping and it and -- get it done some -- if you find yourself working around the clock and really trying hard.

Be a little bit more goal oriented and -- more goals and you could probably increase your success straight.

What right and also I find that when you have a specific goal in mind it's -- much easier to attain that because -- know you you can take measures being you're looking at.

And might actually going in the right direction in many times I've had a goal and then like we've talked about it had a strategy.

But that knife continuously revisit -- realize that they had my strategy is not working.

So an actuality I'm saving myself time because I'm saying I'm I'm course correcting earlier on.

If you don't have a goal you're not kind of checking in with yourself.

Then there's no way to course -- there's no way to say okay listen wait stop what I'm doing this isn't working and and tried something else -- major thank you so much for joining us today -- pull up.

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We have can you read this chatting and -- and it's olympians -- business it would improved employment numbers than just imagine what an Olympic organizer could do.

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