7 Ways To Be A Champion Like Serena Williams
Garbine Muguruza to win Wimbledon for the sixth
time, bringing the number of her major grand
slam wins to 21! She is the holder of all 4
major tennis titles, an achievement that we can
now proudly call “The Serena Slam”.
As I watched her win the Wimbledon
Championship I was convinced more than ever
that we can all learn something from this
phenomenal woman. As we admire one of the
greatest sporting champions in the world I
believe that it is just as important to learn from
her greatness. We must find our own greatness
and be a champion in our own lives, whatever it
is that you are trying to achieve in business or
in life, you can be just as successful in your
own right.
Here are just a few things that I believe we can
learn from Serena:
1. Never Give Up
We hear this ALL THE TIME, but how many of
us really understand what this means? Never
giving up means that even when you lose you
have to keep on trying. If there’s something in
your life that you are trying to accomplish but
challenges and barriers keep getting in your way,
take the time to assess a new way of thinking
or find a new strategy. Quite often people give
up on their goals because of failures and losses
along the way but it is not the goal that is
impossible, sometimes it is the strategy of
achieving that goal that is not working. You
have to learn from a loss or failure and use it
to motivate you further. When Serena loses a
game she doesn’t focus on the loss as a
disadvantage she sees it as a chance to work on
being even better and finds a way to win.
2. Be Gracious and Grateful When You Win
Even when you know you are a winner be
grateful for your wins in every aspect of your
life. Wherever your success takes you, gratitude
and respect to all those who have been your
cheerleaders and supporters throughout your life
is so important. Gratitude leads to abundance and
it is also a sign of true inner beauty in my
opinion, which is one of the things I admire
most about Serena.
3. Do Not Hide Your Gifts
When you know you are great, there is no need
to apologise or shy away from your own
greatness. The world deserves to see how great
you are, the world wants to share your gifts.
This is something I am still learning to be
honest but watching Serena reminded me that I
have my own gifts that I need to start sharing
and I am sure you have them too. Very often it
feels like bragging or showing off but it isn’t
showing off, it’s showing the world how great
life can be if we all shared our gifts consistently
and honorably.
4. Have Fun When You Win
Have fun and enjoy your journey, of course there
will be stressful and challenging times but have
fun along the way. There’s nothing wrong with
enjoying the moment, sometimes we take life a
little bit too seriously. It’s important to take a
moment to just to have fun when you’re winning
and do a little dance when you do win…
5. Be Yourself!
Yes sometimes we have to play the game, literally
and figuratively, but in everything that you do
stand firm to your own core values. No matter
how successful you become in your business or
career being true to who you are is essential
because there will be moments when the world
will try to define who you should be on their
own terms. Serena faces the media gaze and
pressures more than most but she continues to
stay focused and stays true to herself. Define
yourself and your success based on your own
values.
6. Believe in Yourself
This is one of the most challenging but the most
essential factors in order to achieve success. You
have to believe in yourself. You have to visualise
your success and truly believe that you are
worthy of accomplishing your wildest dreams.
Both Serena and Venus Williams have stated this
on more than one occasion and they are
champions. If you want to win you have to see
yourself as a winner and work towards it.
7. Do The Work
There is no great success that can ever be
achieved without hard work.
It is very simple. You cannot expect to achieve
Serena’s success if you do not put in the work.
Whatever it is you are seeking to achieve in this
world work HARD to get there. It is worth it in
the end. I’m still working on it but I believe it.
I hope you enjoyed this post and I would love
you to share your thoughts on being a champion
in your life too.
Tweet me or leave a comment and remember you
can be the very best at what ever you want in
life…the best of the best like Serena!
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