As February moves to the rear-view mirror, we can reflect on a month of sports: the Super Bowl and the Olympics to name a few. We cheer, shout out encouragement, and feel the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat along with our favorite athletes. But what we don’t feel is the amount of work required to stay at the top of any sport.
· Starting at a young age.
· Lots of preparation and travel.
· Giving up so many of life pleasures.
· Never really growing up like other friends.
· Lots of hard work and preparation behind the scenes.
There’s always a lot of competition at the top from everyone else working tirelessly and wanting to be at the top. And whether you’re a professional athlete or a professional in business, it always takes hard work to be successful. We don’t often think of successful executives the way we do our favorite athletes, but endless and exhaustive hard work is what it takes to get to the top of anything. Nothing good comes easy. If you want to reach the top in your chosen field, commit to the sacrifice, hard work, practice, and mental preparation that others rarely see. That’s what makes personal or team success so special. If that’s what you want, put in the time today.
Althea Neale Gibson (1927 – 2003): American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis.
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