Serena Williams: How to Achieve Lasting Growth and Success in Sports and Business
WHAT LASTING GROWTH AND SUCCESS REALLY MEAN IN SPORTS AND BUSINESS
Posted by: Bethany Qualls
SERENA WILLIAMS’ ACCOMPLISHMENTS
“I love making history,” Serena Williams told Harper’s Bazaar UK. Even though she lost to Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon 2018, her tennis ranking has soared back to 11th in the world, up from 15th the previous season. But rankings aside, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone disagreeing that she’s one of tennis’s greatest of all time.
In fact, statistics are just part of Serena’s story.
“She lost Wimbledon, but she [actually] won,” her agent Jill Smoller said. “Because 10 months ago, she was almost dead. [Then] she gave birth, and now she’s playing in a Wimbledon final” about 6 months ago.
Serena looks to keep surpassing herself with her accomplishments. So how does her mindset of a champion translate from sports to business settings? Here are 6 ways you can be a business leader like Serena, even if you’re not the ?? (that’s the tennis GOAT or Greatest of All Time).
SERENA WILLIAMS’ ACCOMPLISHMENTS
“I love making history,” Serena Williams told Harper’s Bazaar UK. Even though she lost to Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon 2018, her tennis ranking has soared back to 11th in the world, up from 15th the previous season. But rankings aside, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone disagreeing that she’s one of tennis’s greatest of all time.
In fact, statistics are just part of Serena’s story.
“She lost Wimbledon, but she [actually] won,” her agent Jill Smoller said. “Because 10 months ago, she was almost dead. [Then] she gave birth, and now she’s playing in a Wimbledon final” about 6 months ago.
Serena looks to keep surpassing herself with her accomplishments. So how does her mindset of a champion translate from sports to business settings? Here are 6 ways you can be a business leader like Serena, even if you’re not the ?? (that’s the tennis GOAT or Greatest of All Time).