“Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired that you have to shuffle back to the centre of the ring, fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes are black and you are so tired you wish your opponent would crack you one on the jaw and put you to sleep, fight one more round – remembering that the man who always fights one more round is never whipped.”    – James Corbett

Gentleman Jim was his nickname, a bare knuckles to gloves, former American World Heavyweight boxing champion. Gentleman Jim fought in the late 19th century. I received the framed quote from a client and friend a number of years back, hung it on my wall at work, and appreciated its raw simplicity, which still resonates.

The champion always fights one more round, as daunting as it might appear.  For James Corbett it was boxing…this is what he championed. For you, the executive, it’s not merely your profession. The true professional will champion everything that they put their mind to, knowing that they, in this case you, truly want to make a difference. It’s this mindset…the mindset of the champion, that keeps you pushing forward, through barriers, failures, obstacles, downturns in the economy… What has you swimming against the tide, producing results and conquering great heights is not doing for the sake of doing…as famed speaker and author Tony Robbins claims: “It’s not about your resources, it’s about your resourcefulness.” – Never losing sight of why and what you are doing. Not to lose sight means to be fully engaged. If you are not fully engaged you undoubtedly want to be there and you will…

What it will take:

• Ask yourself: why am I doing what I am doing?
• Ask yourself: what can breach the gap between where I am and where I will be in 6 months?
• Qualify your endpoint objectives
• Create the route to get you to those endpoint objectives
• Start at the the start line
• Never look back…

Be prepared to fight one more round, even if you feel wounded on the canvas. You’ve always got more to offer. Remember: “…the man (or woman) who always fights one more round is never whipped.” 

As daunting as it might appear at the time, you have to be excited about what you are doing, as no doubt the path forward is met with many obstacles.

Live Healthy, Live Long

Paul (Your International Health Coach)