HOW RUNNING IN MARATHONS HELPS BUILDING LEADERSHIP (1)

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FASTCOLLAB

• HOW RUNNING IN MARATHONS HELPS BUILDING
  LEADERSHIP

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• Our life is mainly driven by the life goals. Life
  goals are measured by our success and the path
  which determine our satisfaction. Most of us will
  be having both personal and professional goals. A
  good leader is like a marathon runner.
• He knows he has a long distance to run, but it
  is important that he realize stamina and
  endurance that will carry him through, not the
  speed. Here are a few things which marathon can
  teach for building leadership.
• Run, run, run do, do, do
• If you are in middle of the week and you are
  losing your pace and command, it is your daily
  routine that plays a major role. During the
  training of marathons, trainers insists on being
  disciplined, managing time and maintain a routine
  that works. Trainers also emphasized the value of
  strictly following the agreed plan. It is
  important for the start up leaders to reinforce
  the importance of time management and sticking to
  the actual plan when the time limits are
  extremely short and team members are not up to
  the mark.

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• Set small goals
• In marathon, runners set small distance marks to
  achieve first, this gradually takes them to reach
  the big target of reaching the finishing line.
  Similarly, business owners should not be in a
  hurry to take big leaps on first day itself. It
  is always easy and motivating to achieve small
  targets. Goals set and achieved in every quarter
  gives enough experience to the team to gradually
  increase revenue for the whole year.
• Let go, sometimes
• We cannot control everything. Things like
  injuries and natural calamities cannot be
  controlled by athletes. We have to take what
  comes in our way, adapt the situation and give
  our best. Most of the time, entrepreneurs are
  pushing themselves or their team to convert big
  budget deals, knowing they do not carry the
  potential (at present) to serve that client.
  Successful leaders know when they have to
  preserve and when they have to perform.

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