Tip of the Week, 4-17-09

Preparation

Have you ever noticed how some people seem to perform their skill with ease?

Take Roger Federer as an example. When you watch him play tennis, it appears he hits the most difficult of shots with ease.

Would you like to learn how to perform with that same ease?

Any athlete or high performing individual makes it “look easy” when performing. In the case of the successful business person, it is sometime hard to tell if they are at work or play. These role models in business and sports all seem to have several things in common. They seem to have a “can do” positive attitude. They are full of confidence because they have put in the hard work to prepare themselves for the task.

Look at the successful athlete and see how they prepare for their event. They spend hours on the practice court or in the gym conditioning themselves.

Successful business people do the necessary homework to fully prepare themselves for the big meeting or sales presentation. In short these successful individuals put in the work behind the scene that now one else sees. They know that the more prepared they are the better they will perform, thus confidence is developed.

They know the pain of preparation is worth the gain of success.

Tell us what you do to prepare yourself for your best performance.