German lessons of success!!!

Even though they didn’t come up with the championship trophy, they have been doing this for several World Cups. Something to highlight is that the World Cup always leaves several lessons after it finishes:

• German soccer game is in a transformation process, a process which
  doesn’t happen overnight, but it has taken several years instead. They haven’t been working on results, for instance, they didn’t change their coach when they didn’t win the World Cup back in 2010.
  Team work: While Brazil had Neymar and Argentina, in its first games depended on Messi, Germany had always a team; Costa Rica and Colombia are two other examples of team work. They were trying to scare Colombia by saying that without Falcao they wouldn’t go far in the tournament. They were wrong. Everybody told Costa Ricans, they were in the “Group of Death” and at the end, the others were the “death”!!! You can be told that the market in which you compete is very difficult, that there is a lot of competition… They can tell that and more, but they won’t be able to make you quit unless you mentally quit. Someone said: “If you play alone you may win a couple of games but if you play as a team, you’ll win tournaments”. It is so true and valid to succeed in business!!!
• Germany transformed their game from the “straight forward long
  pass” to the tactical game. They played a rational, well planned and effective game. This has shown the importance of strategy in any activity. It’s not a matter of playing a game for playing it but with the idea of winning it, and this requires a strategy. In business language we would say “They didn’t play hard but intelligently”.
• Mentality and discipline played its role. The game of the great ones
  is based on discipline. Champions know that sooner or later discipline overcomes talent and intelligence. This was well said by the talented Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto: “The problem is that in many Latin American countries there is a lot of talent but players are more interested into drinking and scandals than into the game!.
• Nothing, absolutely nothing big is won without discipline: not in
  sports nor in business.
  The winner’s mentality was evident: one thing is to go out and play the games so you won’t lose them and another thing is to play them to win. Take note on the difference and take it to business ¡How many people are out there doing business fearing they are going to lose?
  There are other (even better) lessons in this Brazil 2014 World cup. There are many others such as the ones from the young James and Cambell. Forget the idea of being the “right age” to succeed. Success doesn’t recognize ages. If you are young, start now… Remember what Rockefeller said “Youth is the time to plant and harvest… start early in your life and you won’t regret it”

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Just brilliant!!!

 

When Gandhi was studying law at the University College of London, a white professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him intensely and always displayed prejudice and animosity towards him. Also, because Gandhi never lowered his head when addressing him, as he expected.... There were always "arguments" and confrontations.

One day, Mr.. Peters was having lunch at the dining room of the University, and Gandhi came along with his tray and sat next to the professor.  The professor said, "Mr. Gandhi, you do not understand.  A pig and a bird do not sit together to eat."

Gandhi looked at him as a parent would a rude child and calmly replied, "You do not worry professor.  I'll fly away," and he went and sat at another table.

Mr.. Peters, reddened with rage, decided to take revenge on the next test paper, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions.  Mr.. Peters, unhappy and frustrated, asked him the following question. "Mr. Gandhi, if you were walking down the street and found a package, and within was a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money, which one would you take?"

Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, "The one with the money, of course."

Mr.. Peters, smiling sarcastically said, "I, in your place, would have taken the wisdom, don't you think?"

Gandhi shrugged indifferently and responded, "Each one takes what he doesn't have."
Mr. Peters, by this time was fit to be tied.  So great was his anger that he wrote on Gandhi's exam sheet the word "idiot" and gave it to Gandhi. Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down at his desk trying very hard to remain calm while he contemplated his next move.

A few minutes later, Gandhi got up, went to the professor and said to him in a dignified but sarcastically polite tone, "Mr.. Peters, you signed the sheet, but you did not give me the grade."