Soccer and success

  Today's weather is fabulous. Along with some friends I went to play soccer. During intermission, I thought to myself, how cool would it be to write a blog on how soccer could be related to success. Let me give it a try.

1. Like soccer, if you want to succeed, you need goals

  In anything you do, it is very important that you have goals. Short-term, mid-term and long-term goals are crucial. The reason we need goals is that we have to know where we are going. Can you imagine if suddenly two of the goals disappeared on the football pitch? All athletes will not know what to do and the game will be over as there is no way to determine who will win the match. Therefore setting smart goals can help us to achieve our dreams.

 2. Know your position

  In soccer, there are many different positions - goalie, defenders, midfielders, strikers, managers and cheerleaders etc. There is not a single player that can excel in everyone of these roles. This shows us that everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. In order to shine, one should be able to determine what position suits himself/herself best. According to the Pareto principle, everyday 20% of your action determines 80% of your results. By focusing on your strengths, you can achieve more. Things that you are weak at, try delegating them to others. This will save you time and energy. A great example will be in a soccer game, defenders will focus on defending their goal, from time to time they might attack and score a goal, but most of the time they will leave this to the strikers as that is their caliber.


3. Shoot as much as you can

 When will a striker stop shooting the ball in a match? Never! Why? The reason is that if the striker stops shooting, there will be no more goals for his team, which might lead to a comeback or a draw. No matter what you do, one should not be complacent and get satisfied with his/her achievement. If you managed to close a deal, complete a project etc, fantastic, go for the next one. One shall not stop once they get a brief taste of victory. Instead, we should ride on the success wagon. Success is all about momentum and when you are winning, keep doing the right things that will ensure that you can keep on winning and winning and winning and winning :)