It’s an ATTITUDE + INTELLECT = SUCCESS sort of equation.
Our company recently held its annual sales awards luncheon that featured a panel of local Olympians. We were inspired by:
Jim Murray
Luge - '68 @ Grenoble, '72 @ Sapporo, '76 @ Innsbruck
Chairs NC Society of Olympians
Pinehurst realtor
Nadine Faustin-Parker
Hurdles (competing for Haiti) '00 @ Sydney, '04 @ Athens, '08 @ Beijing
UNC's director of track and field operations/admin
Karen Shelton
Field Hockey - '84 @ LA
UNC's head women’s field hockey coach
(from left: Murray, Faustin-Parker, Shelton)
Our company recently held its annual sales awards luncheon that featured a panel of local Olympians. We were inspired by:
Jim Murray
Luge - '68 @ Grenoble, '72 @ Sapporo, '76 @ Innsbruck
Chairs NC Society of Olympians
Pinehurst realtor
Nadine Faustin-Parker
Hurdles (competing for Haiti) '00 @ Sydney, '04 @ Athens, '08 @ Beijing
UNC's director of track and field operations/admin
Karen Shelton
Field Hockey - '84 @ LA
UNC's head women’s field hockey coach
(from left: Murray, Faustin-Parker, Shelton)PASSION
Karen says successful people have a passion for what they do.
Quoting Confucius: “Choose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.”
“Train your attitude…view challenges as opportunities...push yourself…Bring it on!”
PERSEVERANCE
Nadine suffered a stress fracture training for the Beijing games.
“I had to sit out and not train…watch my competitors get better…but I kept pushing and fighting…whatever I could do to stay in shape.”
“Be in the moment…don’t let other people discourage you…never give up.”
Still, it takes more than emotion and force of will. You must be resourceful:
Karen says successful people have a passion for what they do.
Quoting Confucius: “Choose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.”
“Train your attitude…view challenges as opportunities...push yourself…Bring it on!”
PERSEVERANCE
Nadine suffered a stress fracture training for the Beijing games.
“I had to sit out and not train…watch my competitors get better…but I kept pushing and fighting…whatever I could do to stay in shape.”
“Be in the moment…don’t let other people discourage you…never give up.”
Still, it takes more than emotion and force of will. You must be resourceful:
STRATEGY
Jim says you have to find a way around your challenges. Look for a new approach.
Jim says you have to find a way around your challenges. Look for a new approach.
Regarding the economy: “There’s a big barrier out there, but everybody else has that problem, too. Find a different way to do things. Don’t think this is the way we’ve always done it."
Thanks to my co-worker Andrea Osborne for sharing the photo and her notes.
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Thanks to my co-worker Andrea Osborne for sharing the photo and her notes.
