Personal Development Leadership Questions watching the Olympic Games...

10 Personal Development Leadership Lessons from watching the Olympic Games.

1. The 'whole' combination of the unstoppable human spirit, the strength of the physical body and the forceful mighty mind = a beautiful, and powerful totality.

In what ways can I dedicate greater balance to building up my mind, body and soul?

2. The heroes of the games are ordinary people with extraordinary passion, determination, will and drive to succeed. Attitude is everything.

The difference between resources and resourcefulness is in my desire and conviction to recruit and leverage my resourcefulness that is always available to me from within, should I wish to use it.

How can I exercise greater resourcefulness today to get me one step closer to my desired outcome?

3. Your past in no way determines how far or how fast you can go, it merely decides your starting point.

Where am I allowing my past hold me back from reaching the finish line?

4. At the end of the day, being a good sport is far more important than being good at sport.

The measure of true greatness is in our character, being graceful in defeat, the lives we touch and the difference we make in this world.

I am deeply inspired by good sportsmanship, recognizing another’s’ gifts, shaking a competitors hand and congratulating someone else’s success. There is nothing darker than a soul who can’t acknowledge the light of another.

Am I a good sport in my own life?

How can I celebrate someone else’s greatness today?

It is humbling to see these Olympics giants applaud one another with such humility. It is shameful to see how others refuse. It speaks volumes and no matter how strong you may be physically, poor sportsmanship reflects a deep weakness and loser-mindset and does not make you a winner in any arena.

5. The effort is where the magic happens.

After watching countless interviews with world-class athletes, their journey to reach this unbelievable point is what has brought them the most meaning, significance, lessons and fulfillment. Of course the end prize is the ultimate victory. But if we take the time to mindfully track our progress and see how far we’ve come, and grab so many prizes along the way – the actual journey is what shaped us, where we fell hard, where we trained, grew and discovered our very best selves.

Take a moment to reflect on one of your goals and the process: what challenges built you, who supported you, which milestones have huge meaning for you?

6. Time matters – even the value of just one millisecond.

Ask the silver medalists. Time is a most precious resource and one that we can never regenerate. The value of even a minuscule amount of time sets apart gold, silver and bronze.

How can I maximize every second of my time today? What 1 action can I take today that requires a few seconds of courage change my life?

7. The feeling of national pride, representing your country with honor, wearing your flag, singing your anthem – I believe this to be a dream of every exceptional athlete. How awesome it is to have a dream so big!

What is my big dream? Does it embody my highest values and principles? Will I wear my passion with pride? If I could have a conversation with my future self, who has already become all that I wish to be, what would I ask her?

8. Olympians have tremendous faith.

Faith in their preparation and coaches. Faith in the gifts and abilities and skills. Faith in the possibility of going for gold. We don’t perform against our beliefs. If you believe you can achieve something, you can.

What do I believe in? How can my faith uplift me?

Olympians surround themselves with cheerleaders – family, friends, fans. A strong network of loving supporters reminds us to keep the faith and that we are not alone.

9. Being the best I can be.

I have no control over other people, how they perform and what their capabilities are. Every Olympian decides to have their best performance – not their opponent’s. The only person I can improve and manage is ultimately myself.

How can I stop comparing myself to others and in what way can I focus on becoming more of me? It’s up to me to create the best me possible.

10. Keep Going.

Perseverance in the face of adversity is what builds champions and resilience. How many times have we seen an athlete trip, fall, have a poor performance or a bad day. Olympians are humans. Like you and me. And what sets them apart is how they come back from falling. Failure is never an excuse to give up, its rather an invitation to try something else, refine a technique, change something or do something differently.

How do I respond to setbacks in my life? Do I throw in the towel? What can I do to strengthen my resilience muscle today?

Watching the Olympics reminds me that it's so awesome to dream big, to have a clear vision and goal that fills you with energy and enthusiasm, that you can achieve extraordinary things in this lifetime with tremendous effort and remarkable dedication and hard work, that watching from the best and learning from the best is an inspiring and truly blessed opportunity.

The Olympians embody "anything is possible". Especially in a world where so much hope has been lost recently, it reminds me of that very optimism and hope. I see it on the face of every single athlete and I am deeply moved by the message: Anything is Possible.