Running A Business Is Similar To Playing Football
Written by: Danijella Dragas, Executive Contributor
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If you want to improve your game, you must examine your habits, team, and mindset. When you invest in yourself, you can achieve your goals and improve your performance. This will need.
You need to take a few steps back to grow your impact and move your business to the next level. It is all about getting back to fundamentals or, more precisely, these five savage techniques.
Go through the rules
Nothing is more frustrating than seeing an inexperienced player attempt to play their hand. For a moment, it might be entertaining to watch, but then it is simply quite sad. This also applies to the corporate world. You must grasp the rules if you want to improve your game.
Yes, starting a business is a risk. If you are serious about growing your business, you must be willing to learn what you do not know. Do not let your business suffer as a result of your inexperience. Expand your knowledge if you wish to step up your game.
Plan out your plays
Arrange your ambitions into objectives after you have written everything down on paper or on your iPad—schedule time in your calendar to relax, jot down all the thoughts that come to mind. Determine which plan comes first and then identify tactics to bring you closer to your ultimate goals.
When you can see all of your ideas in one place, you can see what makes sense, what is not possible, and how your thoughts merge into an actual professional move. If you want to step up your game, you must devote time to preparing.
Get to know your teammates
The quarterback is just one member of the team. The same must be said of the CEO. Your capacity to progress and improve is not only dependent on your devotion. You may eat, drink, and breathe your company and still not get an inch closer to your objectives. Your company is too big for you to scale it alone – you need some help.
Raising your game in business entails becoming more conscious of your team, your coworkers believe in your goal and want your company to thrive just as much as you do. So, the next time you are tempted to go it alone, take a glance around and motivate your colleagues to go with you.
Stop making excuse
Anyone can make an excuse, but if you wish to improve, you must stop the whining and really focus on improving.
There is a significant difference between asking for assistance and requiring assistance and being imprisoned in a world of excuses; the “if only” talks may elicit compassion, but they will not asst you in achieving your objectives.
Remember that game plans are meaningless unless they are carried out on the field or the daily life in business. If you want to gain more insight, you must leave the sidelines and enter the game; you must throw dome passes and risk getting tackled.
Form strong habits
When we look at athletes, we applaud the ones who are visible and giving their all. We appreciate the incredible skills of the entire team; however, we only see what we see.
You do not need to be Bill Belichick or Bill Gates to take your company to the next level. However, you will need to create certain long-term behaviors.
If you commit to using these five essential techniques, you will be able to step up your game and take your business to the next level. So, are you ready to start playing?
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Danijella Dragas, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Born and raised in Oxford, England. She earned a BS in Economics/International Trade and Banking from the prestigious University of London. Miss. Dragas was employed by Bear Stearns Investment Banking firm for over 18 years. She worked in their offices of London, San Paulo, Beijing, New York, and Irvine. Her specialty was asset management, capital markets/investment banking during her final four years at Bear Stearns, Miss. Dragas was one of the original team members that introduced Bear Stearns mortgages to the banking industry in the residential wholesale market.
She has continued her career in residential, commercial lending for 36 years. Her focus has been on construction finance, asset repositioning, fintech, and the blockchain market. In addition, numerous prestigious commercial projects on an international level. Miss. Dragas has also worked on multi-sector business finance, corporate sponsorships, hospitality, clean energy, trade programs, and pre IPO.
Her primary concentration of late has been on fintech, technology start-ups, sports arenas, and sports franchise business plans, commercial lending, focusing on construction, and working with numerous boards and CEOs in an advisory capacity.
She is extremely competent in international banking, structured finance and corporate strategy, strategic partnerships.
Miss Dragas enjoys biking, tennis, horse-riding, skiing, self-development, and golf in her spare time. An avid sports spectator and athlete, she is Managing Director of Global Soccer Pro, the United States division of Global Football Pro United Kingdom, and USA Founding Board Member, Executive Steering Committee for Football For PEACE.
Additionally, her philanthropic endeavors in the cure and treatment of Parkinson’s Disease and Football for Peace keep her very active in the global community.
