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This is simply the greatest commercial that could have ever been created for us, and we couldn’t do it again if we tried. Jules knows who is on the ball. Most importantly he’s getting his toeseys on the ball. Are you? Why not? #ontheballpresident #traininganddevelopment #personaldevelopment #profesionaldevelopment

England vs West Indies

What is ZorForum? 🤔 I sit down with Graham Chapman, CFE to discuss the importance of support and guidance in the franchising industry. We dive into the structure and benefits of ZorForum's mastermind groups, which provide a collaborative space for franchisors to share experiences and solve problems, emphasizing the importance of accountability and trust. Check out the full episode here:  https://lnkd.in/d45spj9t #Franchising #Franchisor #PathToFreedm #ZorForum

Incredible insights from Gareth Southgate and a stark reminder of how important it is to equip founders, entrepreneurs, professionals and athletes with the right tools to manage their psychology in high-performance environments. Key takeaways: - Mentality is everything - Drive matters - A constant desire to get better is essential - The ability to deal with mistakes or when things go wrong is vital - Knowing how to deal with success is just as important - Understanding ways to handle pressure is necessary As a founder, team leader or employee, can you perform at the highest level, day in and day out? Through lots of unknown variables? Through pressure? Through the opinions of naysayers and non-believers? Through consecutive bad quarters? Through failure? Through pessimistic macro environments? Through big changes? As the future of work continues to transform, as teams become more and more distributed, and as companies understand that the only thing that matters is how competent and kind their people are (not where they live or what their salary expectations are), high-performance will become a core value that companies seek, develop, mould and enable. High performance will apply to everyone. Thanks for sharing Steven Caulker 👌🏻 #embraceyourprocess

Some valuable insights here. The desire to continually improve fades with many highly talented players. Reaching a comfort zone can act as a self imposed glass ceiling for many players. Money, fame and success can erode an appetite to push on to the limits of a player's potential. Mindset is a vital factor here in affecting ongoing performance. However, do coaches and players themselves look at how this can be kept at optimal levels. Think Ronaldo, Tom Brady, Harry Kane, Daley Thompson and many more elite sports stars. It is possible to improve brain health and cognitive function and have better focus, mindset, resilience and to perform better through making better decisions, more quickly, more often. What is an extra few percentage points worth, in terms of elite performance for an elite performers? What marginal gains and competitive edge could be achieved? All these factors are game changers.

Skills sets in sports traditionally centred on physical, observable parameters like skill level etc. This evolved to include tangible metrics of ‘form’ e.g. player stats that detail how well a player may have done over a particular period. “The thing we have analysed more than anything else when we’ve been picking England squads is the psychological… can these guys perform under that pressure to the best possible level? And if not, can we help them to do that?” Gareth Southgate details how psychological skills now form one pillar upon which player selection for the England squad is based. He details skills like recovery from mistakes, performance under pressure and sustained attention as key attributes of the elite player. “In the end that makes the difference between the very, very good and the elite” These skills fall into the broad category of ‘executive functions’. Like any other metric, they can measured and - more than that - trained and improved. We no longer have to view psychological skills as static and innate. They develop, evolve and can grow over time. Like the early adopters of any new evidence and technology, those players, coaches and teams who embrace this growing body of scientific evidence will see the benefits before the rest. Hasan Jaber Pete O'Mara-Kane Rory Rebbeck Alex Bailey #replikateneuro #neuroscience #sportsscience #psychologicalscience #football #Euro2024

Ready to drive family wealth into the future? Nico Rosberg has inherited more than a talent for motorsports from his father Keke – a fellow Formula 1 World Champion. In fact, from both of his parents, Nico has been gifted resilience, forward-thinking, and a passion for protecting family wealth while helping others. ➡️ Explore our interview with Nico in Monaco, as he explains the synergy between his inspiring F1 career, his entrepreneurship, and his life as a father: https://ow.ly/fALh50R6jl6 #WealthInsights #family #WealthPlanning

This is essential reading for any rugby fan. Worryingly it is a picture of a financially distressed sport at the elite level, with few clubs (companies is a better description) that you would think “that’s where I’d put my money”. Debt, revenues, equity, salaries etc are in the many cases trending towards a tipping point. It is deeply concerning. As a self-confessed accounts geek (the truth really is in the detail), it’s not the end of the road yet, but unless something fundamental changes we’re on a very, very slippery slope. Andy Golding I really look forward to discussing this with you when we catch up next. Thank you and the team at Leonard Curtis for pulling this together. The analysis is simple to understand, well explained and clearly surfaces the basic business issues with the sport. I’ve done my own review of the lower leagues (btw, my analysis is definitely “amateur land” compared to this!), and it’s a mixed bag in National 1 & 2. The clubs at this level have been through the wringer, and largely have strong if hugley constrained financials. They don’t have massive brands to maintain, and seem to have the “cloth/pattern” balance better arranged - but there are enormous disparities in incomes. The sources of income are largely consistent and balanced. The restricted level of funding available to National 1 & 2 clubs does seem to constrain development and I would imagine this will have an impact over a longer period in terms of renewing facilities - in particular those 3/4gs on 10 year contracts with the RFU. What happens when the deal expires and you have to renew it? Back to the 2024 Prem report. Sensible business heads are required for a sustained period, not just the next bail out or asset sell off. On a personal note, good to see Gloucester is trending in the right direction, a reduction in salary costs, manageable debt and high average gates. I’ve seen the talent in the revitalised academy 1st hand and this bodes well for the next 5 years in terms of league position. Glos are the one to watch. Build strength and talent from within, manage the pennies carefully.