Lessons from the Olympics

Lessons From The Olympics

The  2010 Winer Olympics in Vancouver BC  are still pretty exciting despite the problems with rain, rain, and more rain instead of snow  and there are many life lessons to be learned from both the organizers, their staff, and the competitors themselves.

The  around the clock efforts before and during the games by Vanoc staff  to protect what snow there was from melting away  as well trucking in snow for runs on Cypress Bowl in the North Shore Mountains just north of Vancouver are lessons in not giving up in the face of adversity. While they have not ended up with ideal runs and some events have had to be cancelled still their efforts have enabled the games to  go on.

Rather than being  critical  of their efforts  we should follow their examples in finding ways  to cope  when things suddenly  go wrong. 


Remember Murphy's Law?  This is a perfect example of that -- and also of how to respond to it. This is truly an Olympics within an Olympics.


Then there are the many lessons taught by the competitors themselves through their examples of dedication to achieving their athletic goals through proper nutrition,  and exercise programs as well as mental visualization techniques that many of these athletes use to put themselves in the proper frame of mind for success.


These are things  the rest of us would do well to practice in our daily lives whatever our business or social goals are -- not only to protect our mental and physical health but also to achieve success.