12/05/2020
BUSINESS LESSONS FROM MJ #1
So who's been watching The Last Dance on Netflix? I'm really enjoying it. I must confess I was a huge basketball fan in the 90's when I was growing up and Michael Jordan was the biggest star around. He wasn't always the star though. It took him a lot of hard work to become the basketball player of all time. I'm going to post a few things we can learn from Jordan over the next few days and how we can apply them to business.
1. Remember The Fundamentals!
“When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.”
Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is your business. No matter what your business, when you’re in sales, marketing, HR, accounting or whether you’re a singer, writer, athlete, speaker, trainer, it doesn’t matter. Everything you do starts with practising key fundamentals and you’re level of mastery is then built on top of these fundamentals.
Picture building a house. If the foundation is not solid, then you simply can’t put up the walls and windows securely, because it just won’t be steady. Even after the house is constructed, it pays to check whether the foundation is still solid or if there needs to be some work done to ensure the place is secure.
Similarly in business, you can’t be complacent. Always practice the fundamentals and never forget the basic principles on which your business is built on. In the game of basketball, the best players in the world constantly train with coaches and mentors to improving their footwork, defence, and shooting mechanics. Business can get complicated, however never lose sight of the basics.