Business Is Like Basketball

Have you ever got to the end of the month wondering if you were gonna make it to the finish line?
Yes…?
Every month are you saying?

Yep! 
Sounds about right.
This is what we do as entrepreneurs.
We pull the rabbit out of the hat every single month.

And somehow we get to the end of the year and, as we look back, we realise that everything was ok.
We pulled it off.

That’s what happened to me when I first hit my 6-figure goal.
I was so busy worrying about making it happen that I didn’t realise when it did!

The more I play the Game of Life, the more I realise Life is like Basketball.
You and I are players on the court.
You get to choose how you show up for the game.

If you were an NBA player, you’d have many games to play.
Would you worry yourself sick before every game? Of every season? Every year?
Or would you learn how to become fearless?

One of the most famous basketball players of all time, George Gervin, displayed an unprecedented level of self-mastery.

He was named the Iceman because of his cool, calm demeanour on the court.
He was so calm he didn’t even sweat!

You get to approach the game of business and making money in the same way.
Show up for the game prepared and calm.
Have a game plan.
Play to win, but be ok with loosing.
You don’t wanna play too hard or too soft either.

Being ok with loosing gives you great freedom.
It gives you the ability to play without the stress.
Without the proving.
Without the efforting.

And when you get near the finish line (near the end of the month), you get to be like the Ice Man.
When other players start panicking and start playing all over the place, you are more focused than ever.
You slow down your game even…so you can see what’s happening on the court.

That’s what becoming fearless means to me.