It’s hard to believe that the 2011 Tour de France has come to a close. With all the rain, crashes, ups and downs, it was one of the toughest and most exciting Tours in 30 years.
Over the course of three weeks and 2,100 miles, only one man stands atop the podium as the ultimate Tour Champion and my congratulations goes… out to Cadel Evans for an outstanding effort.
Today, I bring you the final Tactic from the Tour… I hope you enjoy it!
As we near the end of the Tour, I reflect on the vision and heart it takes to truly BE a Champion in life. As I mentioned prior, one of our team riders had one of his best days ever, placing in the top 10 in a stage.
The following day, he found himself spent and fighting… with everything he had just to survive. He had given it his all for him moment.
Champions know that many times the best follows worst and conversely, worst can follow best. Regardless, Champions see the opportunity and seize it and know the price they may have to pay to have it all.
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Today I share a tactic from the place where legends are made… Alpe d’ Huez. Everybody has their price and it’s no difference for a Champion. I was in need today for ice to help a rider and had to face a ‘price’. Interesting lessons learned from the experience today.
We all have to know what our ‘price’ is to achieve… our desired outcome. In today’s Champion Blueprint Tactic, I share the strategy of ‘knowing’ what you’re price is.
Let me know your thoughts… I look forward to it!
Today was a monumental day for one of our team riders. As a domestique, his job during the Tour is to support the lead riders but with all four leaders out of the race, he was given the green light to ‘go’ and in this stage he went ahead in a breakaway and finished in the top 10.
That’s a huge confidence builder for him and his future.
We all have opportunity to breakaway and to build… confidence in ourselves which in turn gets us to the Champions Podium in business, life and sport. I share detail in today’s Champions Tactic.
We all have things and times in our lives that we experience massive friction which irritates us, slows us down and interrupts our pursuit of the podium in our business and our life. Champions experience the same friction and it’s definitely an issue on the Tour.
Here’s a tactic pulled from the pages of the Champions Blueprint:
One of the most important tactic a Champion possesses is clarity of mind and knowing that we have everything we need inside of us. It’s at times like the Tour that a Champion digs deep and knows that the answer they seek is readily available to them and they don’t need any more ‘facts’.
This tactic applies in a big way to you…, your business, sport and life.
Share your comments… I’d love to hear them.
In this video I take you through a morning ritual that helps me stay focused. With the chaos of the Tour, I’ve got to be ready for anything as there’s no room for error when surprised occur. I (once again) learned this lesson the hard way and got caught with my pants down… literally.
I thought I’d take a break from the action and give you a quick ‘tour’ of the riders morning breakfast table. We all need to fuel up and these guys are no different…
After 1,500 miles on the road, the riders and teams are in a vulnerable position and on edge. While the stress of the situation often derails most, Champions know to listen for ‘the voice’.
Rider or not, this tactic is critical to understand so you can assure that ‘the voice’ doesn’t keep you from your podium in life!
No matter what how much you train, no matter how clear your vision is, Champions must accept reality and adapt as quickly as possible.
Losing another top rider today, I wanted to share how we can learn from this situation and… become the best you can be.
Let me know your thoughts:
