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9 Successful Characteristics of Olympic Athletes That You Need to Replicate

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Successful athletes, just like any successful entrepreneur, have common characteristics that have helped them on their path in becoming the best version of themselves within their chosen discipline. Through my experience coaching talented athletes across the world in a range of sports, I have put together the top personal characteristics which we can learn from the most successful athletes.

Here are 9 of the most successful characteristics of olympic athletes:

1. Consistency

One of the biggest virtues I have seen in top athletes I have trained is that they are very consistent. They consistently turn-up to each training session not for 3 months, not for 6 months but for years and years. It is a part of there life even before they are successful and thus are motivated by more than just success.

2. Enjoyment

To be consistent you need to enjoy what you do. You need to enjoy training and competing otherwise it is going to be a tough road when you have to make big sacrifices in other areas of your life and maybe not making any real money for 10 to 15 years. This enjoyment makes it easier to perform the hard sessions you do not enjoy.

3. Sacrifice & Discipline

As we go through our teens and 20’s, our experience in life broadens, and we are given more responsibility in the choices we make. As an athlete you have to turn away from what most of your friends will be doing and walk a different path from partying, drinking, and common socialising activities. One rower comes to mind who would wake up at 5am everyday to cycle 1 hour then row for another 2 hours.

He would then go and study medicine for a full 9 to 5, followed by another training session. His afternoons would be consist of studying or working at a local bar to pay for his rent. I was always impressed by this man’s discipline and commitment to his goals. He is now rowing in the senior Ireland heavyweight rowing squad aiming to be the first Heavyweight irish squad in the next Olympics.

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – Jim Rohn

4. Social Support

As a result, you must find social support and connection within your sports. Those with good friends in their training squads are much more likely to stay consistent. The support of family means that they can commit, get rides of mum and dad until they have a car, get a cooked meal straight after training. If you are not involved in sports it can be challenging for some people to understand an individual’s sacrifice and commitment so it is important to surround yourself with friends who do understand this.

5. Coach-Athlete Relationship

The coach athlete relationship changes from individual to individual. It is important that communication is open and that the coach and athletes are fully aware of each person’s responsibilities. When you can see a good coach-athlete relationship you can see that they both share the same goal but the coach must manage and understand how to motivate the athlete through periods of adversity.

As a coach, we are motivated by an athlete who is committed and listens well, I am personally inspired by someone’s heart and kind personality. I would always go the extra mile if I felt the individual was a good and honest person.

6. Delegation

An athlete needs to focus on turning up and getting the work done. If they have to then focus on what they will do at training, what they will eat, and how well they are progressing then stress and time spent on these things builds up.

When another coach or practitioner can take these things away from the athlete, then they are free to focus on their job and athletic development. The reduction in stress also improves the adaptation to training as the individual needs to be in a relaxed state to repair and grow.

7. Clear Long-term Goal

To avoid the immediate pleasure of eating badly, partying or just not doing an arduous training session, an individual needs to have a clear long-term goal in mind. This goal will allow them to consciously and unconsciously make the right decision when encountering a crossroads. They have to be committed to this goal as they will have to resist the temptation of many short-term pleasures along the way. This in turn allows you to create better habits.

8. Work-ethic

Work-ethic is the quality of working hard and putting in the effort because you enjoy giving something 100% more than the success or failure of the event. This quality is essential in any athlete and would be a natural personality trait. Work-ethic combined with a natural affinity for an activity is the perfect combination.

“And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy’s sleeping? I’m working.” – Will Smith

9. Internal Motivation

Internal motivation is a drive which comes from within, because you are doing the action for the internal reward (feeling proud, etc.) and for yourself. On the other hand, external motivation is when someone else is motivating you and you are doing the action for a external reward (money, etc.).

Internal motivation is more consistent and is better at overcoming adversity than someone who is motivated by external motivation. This is also important as an athlete may spend many years before he or she starts to make any money and other external rewards.

We can learn many qualities from the traits of successful athletes and transfer them into different areas of our life. Whether it be your business or your relationships, showing these qualities will ensure growth in all aspects of your life.

Which one of these 9 characteristics resonates most with you? Comment below and let us know!

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How Your Beliefs Can Supercharge or Sabotage Your Success

Your life is dictated by beliefs and biases that drive your thinking, behaviors, and decisions

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How to Break the Cycles of Mediocrity and Manifest Your Greatness

There is no greatness without becoming and there is no becoming with authenticity

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In just a few weeks, we will be wrapping up 2023. Can you believe it? This year has been absolutely incredible for me.

I have seen amazing doors opened, new relationships formed and I am seeing dreams realized in my life. While this seems like the hallmarks of a great year, this has also been the most challenging year of my life. With all of the change happening in my life, I have been forced out of my comfort zone and challenged to grow in every area of my life.

I can truly say that I have made the most of my moments this year and I have used everything as a catalyst for maximizing my greatest potential.

As a revolutionary leader, I have the pleasure of consulting and advising leaders around the world to fulfill purpose, realize their greatest potential and make an impact.

I want to share some insights with you that will help you to break cycles of mediocrity and manifest your greatness

Everything legal must come through the matrix

I am sure that some of you are wondering why I am using the term matrix. However, what you have to understand is that I am trying to make a highly complex spiritual principle practical to understand.

Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, every life has an origin and I believe that origin is divine and begins with eternity. You are birthed from eternity and into time to fulfill a unique purpose and assignment in your lifetime and generation.

The matrix is simply the portal or vehicle that brings something out of the invisible realm and into tangible form. The problem with much of the teaching today is that it excludes the matrix. We are told to believe that success is instantaneous and overnight.

Nobody talks about how a dream progresses through stages beginning with visualization and ultimately culminating in manifestation. Without a matrix or portal then everything that you attempt to birth and build will be illegal.

The matrix not only makes you legal but it gives you the authority and power to function as the greatest expression of who you were created to be. 

Every matrix has an incubation process

While many people admire and respect me today, I remember a time when nobody knew who I was or the significance of my message. How did I get to where I am today? I got here through an incubation process.

In other words, everything that has been destined for your life is incubating and awaiting a set time of manifestation. The problem is that most people live their entire lives idle and never initiate the incubation process.

What do I meany by that? Most people are living reckless and very few people are living intentionally. I am amazed at the number of people I have conversations with that have no vision, goals or strategies for their lives. They show great promise and they have undeniable potential.

However, without development they will die with their dreams still in them.

Everything that has been destined for your life must be incubated and converted to become realities born to time. 

“Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin to build.” – Robert Collier

You must give expression to that which is not yet born to time

When you think about a matrix or a prophetic incubation process, you have to understand that potential is often unrealized and untapped. In other words, your potential is in raw form and your potential cannot serve you as long as it is untapped.

The thing that makes me valuable is that I have the ability to convert potential into power. I have done it in my own life and I have empowered leaders around the world to do the same. How do you convert potential into power?

First, it is important to note that you have to perceive potential. If you cannot perceive your potential then you can never cultivate your potential. In addition, you must take the time to cultivate your potential. We often get excited about our capabilities; however, we never expand our capacity in order to realize our greatest potential.

In other words, the strength of your potential is only discovered through your willingness to stretch. The more we are challenged the more we are empowered to expand our capacity for greatness. Most of all, you must begin to express your potential. The expression of potential is different for every person.

For example, the expression of my potential is best demonstrated through the thoughts, ideas, products, services, books, etc.

For another person the expression of potential may look like a screenplay, artwork, sports, scientific discoveries, medical breakthroughs, etc.

Regardless of the form of expression, I know that you will live empty and unfulfilled until you make the decision to express your potential. The expression of your potential gives voice to your dreams, life to your vision, significance to your moments and activates your true power.

You must manifest your greatness

As a revolutionary thinker and leader, my work has impacted people around the world. I am grateful that my life is a source of empowerment to so many people. However, before anyone could ever benefit from my life, I had to make a non-negotiable decision to become who I was born to be.

I wish I could tell you that this journey is easy and that you will get there overnight. However, in a world that celebrates us for doing we are often criticized for being. As a result, I wasted a lot of time trying to be who other people wanted me to be instead of being who I was born to be.

There is no greatness without becoming and there is no becoming with authenticity. It is through our bravery to be vulnerable that we ultimately manifest our greatness. We do not bless the world by being a duplicate. We bless the world when we honor our difference. When you honor your difference you honor your potential.

Ultimately, your difference is how you manifest your greatness.

When you present anything but your authentic self to the world, you are playing small and you are robbing the world of your significance. Manifesting your greatness requires you to master your gifts.

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Here’s a Young Man’s Antidote for the Uncertainty of the Modern World

Why do a lot of young guys lack confidence in today’s world? 

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Toxic Leadership: 5 Ways to Identify a Bad Leader

if you have a leader who displays any of the toxic traits, it’s time to move on to greener pastures.

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Let’s be honest, we’ve all crossed paths with a toxic leader in our careers at some point. Unfortunately, while some toxic leaders don’t even bother to hide their behaviour, some know very well how to conceal their true selves behind a strong-built facade. The latter is the most dangerous of the two. (more…)

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