Pickleball Court: Learn Ultimate Lessons To Build Successful Business

Have you ever tried pickleball yet? It's a fast-paced sport and a great way to learn business lessons. In pickleball. Here is the business lesson you can learn from the fun game.

Keep your eye on the ball

Pickleball is all about the fun game but with an intense focus. As you take your eyes off the ball, you lose right away. The same holds for work. Many challenges life throws at you as balls while you are busy creating curated business. You need to do is laser focus on these challenges and make a great shot. Most people are not as active as they should like a business tycoon to complete all the tasks on their plates. To succeed in this environment, you must remain focused on a single task (ball) so you can hit the ground run and break out all the distractions.

All You Need To Paddle Patience

I’ve played many a game of pickleball where we should have won had it not been for my teammate and vice-versa. You see, you can’t win this game alone unless you’re playing singles, which most recreational players don’t seem to do. When you’re playing with a weaker player, you must compensate.

The same thing implies in business. If you have got a team member who is weaker than you, you will need to compensate for them until they master the skills that are required to be proficient. This may require a bit of practice of a lot of patience as they look to up their game. Make yourself wait, not for the right time but for making the right decision. Whether small or huge, patience is the key to propel forward your business.

Never underestimate competitors by their ability

Many pickleball games have been lost because a player has assumed the ability of a competitor based on their looks. Let's suppose, a gentleman with an artificial leg who run a marathon, a person who played in a wheelchair and they win too. So, judging a contender by their looks is a huge mistake.

I see the same kind of playing out in the workplace. Proficient workers assume about young workers that they don't have the experience to perform flawlessly. Younger workers believe seasoned workers are well past their prime. And, of course, some biases occur when people think women are not up to a task that may have been best done by men in the past.

Some people will do whatever it takes to win at all costs

I played in my first pickleball tournament this week at Fenway Park. I was excited to compete until I discovered that a member of the opposite team was playing below their level. We got creamed. We weren’t surprised that this couple took first place in our age group and skill category. The lesson here is that not everyone plays fair. This team should have been playing in a more skilled bracket, but if they did, they might not have won.

Not everyone plays fair

Some people will do whatever it takes to win at all costs. In your career, you will meet many people who break the rules. They will do whatever it takes to win, even if that means trampling over you. You are the solo player and play your own game. The game allows you to look in the mirror every day and know you have not run over anyone to get where you are today.

Do whatever it will take to win at any cost

Was I angry that this team played the system? Absolutely! Then I realized that this sort of thing happens frequently, and I needed to toughen up my mindset. In your career, you’ll meet many people who break the rules. They will do whatever it takes to win, even if that means trampling over you. Don’t give these people a second thought. Play your own game—the game that allows you to look in the mirror every day and know you haven’t run over anyone to get where you are today.