In this week’s Business Tap I’d like to talk a little bit about the Olympic games where it’s all about the competition. Athletes gather from all across the globe to compete in order to see who is the best in the world; of course, the common goal being to win gold.

There’s three important stages for every athlete who participates and it does apply to the business world. It starts with a dream. In athletic competition it’s pretty easy to identify the goal, which is to win. When you talk about the Olympics, the ultimate dream is to win the gold medal. For every athlete, that’s where it always begins­–you have to decide on what is your dream or your goal.

Stage two is where one has to consider what you are willing to do in order to achieve that goal. Are you willing to make the necessary sacrifices? It will be an uphill battle. It will take stamina and training to succeed. When competing on that high level of competition one doesn’t decide to compete one day and win gold the next. It’s an endurance race which requires preparation and training.

Finally, have you ever heard of any professional athlete competing without a coach? In order to compete, these athletes realize they need a coach. They need that person that’s going to pull the best talent out of them and create an even playing field to allow them to compete at that high level. When you watch the Olympics you see the athlete, but inevitably you see the athlete going to their coach and embracing or talking to their coach. They understand that they can’t just do it on their own.

Here’s a question for all of you this week? Do you have a specific goal in your business? Where are you going? What’s your gold medal? And, are you willing to sacrifice to achieve that goal? Too often we start off with that goal or dream in mind and then life happens, or business and daily transactions happen and we lose sight of the goal, and therefore we lose our motivation to get there. Building a business is an uphill battle and it’s not easy and it’s not going to happen overnight, but if you know where you’re going then you can make the sacrifices needed to get there

Finally, do you have a coach? Do you have someone that’s going to bring the best talents out of not only you, but of the team members in your organization and make you a world class business so that you’ll be the gold medal standard of your industry. Do you have these things? If not, spend some time thinking about it…restructure, reorganize, refocus and win gold in your business and in your industry.

If you need help with this, get a coach. Remember, if your business needs traction then get into action.

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