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What Can You Learn From Sports Fans To Become A Fanatic About Your Business?

Simon Reilly

Three cheers for The Vancouver Canucks on their 40th Anniversary for having an incredible season of hockey and going all the way to game seven of The Stanley Cup final in pursuit of winning what is said to be the hardest trophy to win in all of professional sports … sadly, they didn’t win The Stanley Cup.

What Can You Learn From Sports Fans To Become A Fanatic About Your Business?

It’s 8am MT and I’ve just finished my breakfast in advance of a 9am financial advisor speaking presentation on the One Page Business Plan at Pro-Seminars.

I’ll be on a plane tonight to Saskatoon during the start of game 7 of the Stanley Cup final game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Brawlers … excuse me, did I say Brawlers … but it is not their fault about the lopsided refereeing that has gone on especially in Boston in the Vancouver Boston series.

They call soccer “the beautiful game” and the Vancouver Canucks have played a beautiful game of hockey all season long to be the number one team in the National Hockey League but I’m sadden to see the beautiful game diminished to something that is looking more and more like the Word Wrestling Federation dragging the beautiful game of hockey back to the days of the gladiators of ancient Rome. It has become less about the skill of hockey and more about how well you can mug the other team … not a beautiful game but a mugs game.

Sound like I’m emotional?

Having watched the Vancouver Canucks off and on over the past 40 years, I’m emotional as the Canucks are in a sudden death game tonight in Vancouver for the Stanley Cup on their 40th anniversary of being a team.

So what is it that makes sports fans so emotional and what can we learn from sports fans to emotionalize our business?

Sports fans pick a team and they commit to that team, making time in their schedule for key games. They learn about the sport’s history, the history of their team, the team’ss current game plan and stay in touch with the coach, team and individual player standings in comparison to other teams in the league. Fans get caught up in the drama of each game and the opposing forces and the struggles while their team fights for each milestone. They look for and celebrate the unique talents of the individuals on the team and appreciate their dedication to practice and stay in the best condition possible. Fans get deeply involved in the short term tactics and the long term strategies of their team whether it is their scoring, penalty kill or the strength of their power play. Fans not only follow the players, they follow the player’s agents and understand that the player requires an agent to handle the contract and negotiations so that they can do what they do best, play the game.

So given the above, it would make sense that to become a fanatic about your business … you would want to include the following:

  • A business plan that includes a; vision, mission, objectives, strategies and actions to increase your focus and commitment.
  • A business plan that would make your team and clients want to follow your lead.
  • A time management plan to schedule your game days with clients, game days with client files, game days working on your business and game days for time away from your business.
  • A communication / delegation plan so that you are doing what you love and your team is supporting you by doing everything else and your communication / delegation plan includes regular meetings with clients and your team to discuss what is working, what needs to improve and where help is required.

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