Success tips from the Olympics

Anyone who watched or participated in the London Olympics would have had their particular favourite moment. There were so many special moments during the 16 days of the games that one has been left with a large amount of great memories.

Being unable to switch off, although I loved the sport I also watched with my coaching hat on and gained a lot of rich material for writing articles and blogs. One of the things that I found most interesting was peoples view of success. Among the press in the UK there was an over emphasis on gold medal winners at the expense of athletes who had won silver or bronze or those who had not won a medal but beaten their personal bests or those that had done none of those things but taken part. After all there are very few people across the planet who cn say they have represented their country at the Olympics. and everyone should celebrate their achievements.

However, I was interested in looking at how different athletes achieved their success and I realised that there were many tips about success from their personal stories that can be applied in any context. None of them are particularly revolutionary but they are a good reminder of what it takes to find success whether it be as an Olympic athlete or as a successful internet marketer.

This list is in no particular order

• Dare to dream
• Set goals and take action
• Do something towards your dream every day
• Be adaptable and flexible
• Go back to the drawing board if necessary
• Innovate
• Don't make comparisons - success comes at different times
• Stay committed
• Success often requires sacrifice
• Success is rarely an individual event
• Keep learning
• Strive for constant improvement (even tiny steps)
• Learn from failure and move on
• Ignore detractors and doubters
• Manage your time effectively
• Find ways to overcome barriers
• Don't use disadvantage as an excuse
• Acknowledge and celebrate success regularly
• Be organised
• Understand what it will take to achieve the success you want.
• Visualise what success looks like - over and over again.
• Don't settle for mediocraty
• Steps to success can be repetitive and boring, but ultimately satisfying
• Set your own standard of success
• Embrace pressure
• Laugh and enjoy

Good luck in creating your success

And finally...
You know I can never resist the opportunity to create an infographic. This is one of several I have created to remind me of the games.