Ten Business Mantras Great Cricketer Tendulkar Can Teach You
Even Harvard School of Business can't teach you more what you can learn from the life of this great cricketer. Game of cricket is as challenging as any top career or business. And who else can teach you better, to swim through the tide of obstacles successfully and win, than one of the greatest cricketers in the history Sachin Tendulkar.
1. DEVELOP A FIRE OF PURPOSE:Orison Swett Marden said "There's no grander sight in the world than that of a person fired with a great purpose, dominated by one unwavering aim." Such a man is detmined to achieve his goals and sooner or later he succeeds. Sachin had a purpose to make it big in cricket before he joined the team. The fire was so strong that no hurdle or politics could stop him. His attitude was positive and the heart unwavering.
2. BE PATIENT IN ADVERSITYThe biggest lesson you can learn from the master stroke player is to be patient in adversity. Like day and night, like form of a player, everyone passes through bouts of upheavals. If a businessman allows himself to be crushed he is rarely able to cope with life successfully. There is always a silver lining in the dark, there is always hope. A young man must be optimistic. The year 2005 till October 25 was extremely depressive and discouraging for Sachin. No one was able to predict the exact outcome of his elbow injury. He was either performing poorly or out of the team. Many journalists even wrote him off saying that Sachin was a spent force. But Sachin neither bragged nor made any refuting statements. He just kept patience and at the right time showed his mettle to the world.
3. COMEBACK WITH A BIG FORCEHe was declared fit by the doctors before he faced the acid test of his life against the mighty Sri Lanka
Whenever you rise from your problems, whenever you have to make a comeback do with all the determination you have, with full force, almost astonishing others. It will always win the heart of others. It will invoke a deep confidence in your sturdiness and capability. For many years Apple hadn't been able to make waves. Many people thought that Apple was losing the edge. Then suddenly in the middle of 2005 Apple exploded in the digital music market with iPod - a great invention.
4. DON'T BE OVER-STRESSRED WITH EXPECTATIONJames Cook said, “A person who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” It is a great business philosophy that Sachin follows diligently. He just concentrates on his game and performance and gets applause from every corner of the world.
When you are in charge of a certain venture there are expectations from others. You are expected to do well, compete successfully, help the company rise to new heights etc. If you get yourself over-stressed under the weight of expectation you won't be able to perform. During 2005 many times fans and journalists expected him to stage a comeback fast. But Sachin was at ease with himself. He never allowed the expectations of his fans to compel him to take unwise decisions or play foolishly. He tried his best to recover with ease and just got more determined to strike at the right time.
5. WORK HARDER TO BE PERFECTSachin got an immortal place in world cricket with an attitude to enjoy hard work and aim for perfection. He is totally dedicated to the game, and ready to give his best to the game. And he uses his experience and brain to shine out. Although he is a icon in cricket world yet he is always at the beck and call of his coach and enoys practice at the net and ready to learn more. Pioneer of modern Indian industry billionaire Dhirubhai Ambani also said," If you work with determination and with perfection, success will follow."
6 BE VIGILANT TO Although the world is full of opportunities yet a good opportunity never presents itself again and again. So whenever an opportunity comes grab it with full force. You have to pounce upon it with all your might and resources by hitting sixes and fours. If you fail it may not come again. You have to keep your eyes open and hold the opportunity hard as soon as it dances before your eyes.
7. DEACTIVATE YOURSELF FOR EVALUATIONNow and then it is necessary to deactivate yourself and evaluate your action, reaction and the results. This is the only way by which you can observe and analyse everything in a right perspective and plan your strategy. This relaxing period refreshes you for future action. Playing non-stop without break may actually hamper your progress as you don't get any time for re-assessment and better planning.
8. INVEST IN OTHER VENTURESSachin is a great cricketer and earns a big money every month. Still he never keeps all the eggs in one basket. In his spare time he works in advertisements or invest money in restaurant business etc. (Chain of Tendulkar's is famous for tasty food) to ensure a smooth inflow of cash even if he is unable to earn from cricket for some time due to stroke of misfortune or bad fitness. In the similar way a businessman should invest in other safe ventures too. A young man should keep other careers options open.
9. BE HUMBLE AT THE PEAK OF YOUR SUCCESSStudy Sachin carefully. You will always find him humble and polite. Although he is the senior most player in the team yet he is easy to handle with by any captain. He has never been reported to have interfered in the management of the team. Neither any captain nor any coach was been rebuffed or misbehaved by Sachin. He not only mixes up with juniors easily but advises them also. When he was requested to relinquish captaincy as he was not performing well he complied. On the contrary an attitude of arrogance and sticking to captaincy at all costs cut down great ex-captain Saurav Ganguly in stature, and he lost captaincy in a very humiliating way.
10. AVOID DIRTY POLITICSSachin just minds his own business and uses his maximum time in improving his skills and cricket acumen. Sticking in political gambits consumes too much energy of a player and it affects the performance. He keeps away from dirty politics and concentrates on his performance.
