I can do it, because I've never done it before!

Bert Geerts | 19/08/2020

Still, even after 50 years, the adventures of Pippi Longstocking are popular and her optimism, daring and enthusiasm appeal to the imagination of many. But especially now, in these strange times of great change and uncertainty, after a period of economic growth, but also of much dissatisfaction and major differences, different skills are required of us and her approach is therefore very current again. Darwin once said: It is not the strongest and the most intelligent who conquer, but those who respond best to changes.

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Do you allow yourself to be slowed down by public opinion, your school advice or the men from Veronica Inside? How many people have chased their dream against all good advice and opinions or seen that change is needed or seen that there are other roads that lead to Rome?

Sport is a place where talents are discovered, performances are improved and trainers and analysts can give their opinions unvarnished. Take, for example, the footballer Dirk Kuijt. He has amazed several “experts” through his efforts and a lot of training. A switch from Utrecht to Feyenoord would certainly not be a success. And the men of VI knew it for sure; he had no business at Liverpool and was certainly not a player for the Dutch national team. Yet Louis van Gaal felt he needed Dirk in five different positions at the 2010 World Cup in Brazil. Another example of a player who surprises experts every time is Wout Weghorst, who could have worked in the Avia Weghorst family business, but worked his way up to become a valued striker in Germany at VFL Wolfsburg and I will not be surprised if he also becomes important. with the Dutch national team in the coming years.

However, even if you have a lot of talent, you are not automatically guaranteed success.
For example, read the biography of Wesley Sneijder in which he honestly explains that as a young boy in Madrid he had difficulty dealing with the wealth, success and attention and that although he looks back on his career with satisfaction, there could have been much more to it. . Very different is Ronaldo, about the same age, who went to Juventus in his “old age” with the challenge of becoming champion in Italy and also played briefly in the 3de To become the top scorer in Europe's top football country. Getting to the top is one thing, but staying at the top is even more difficult, as many successful entrepreneurs know.

Changing, moving with the times, seeing and seizing opportunities, going for your dream, that requires special qualities and good motivation. Churchill once said it succinctly: Success comes from going from one failure to another without losing your enthusiasm. Competencies that matter today include: communication and social skills, flexibility, creativity (Pippi already knew this 50 years ago).

In addition, knowledge of the market, your competitors and technical developments are of course also essential components to become or remain successful.

Although the earth seems to be warming, there remains a need for heating in our homes.
And if you still sell coal or petroleum, as in the 50s/60s, you will not have many customers anymore, but how many gas central heating systems will be sold in the Netherlands in 10 years' time? What does this mean for the installation sector? And what would Sven Kramer have achieved if he had started riding on wooden skates instead of clap skates? Many companies do not reach their 50th anniversary and in 10 years millions of jobs will probably have disappeared or their content will have completely changed and many new jobs and new companies will have been created.

What are you doing in the meantime? What's your dream? Where do you see opportunities? What skills will you work on? Winners have a goal and losers always have an excuse.

I like to challenge entrepreneurs and companies and talk to them about personal development, growth and/or creating a business scan for the company, business or a specific department. We then map out the route and I am happy to be the experienced guide in that process.

Success by doing

I'm going to do what I've never done before!

 

Bert Geerts, trainer KENNETH SMIT

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