When’s the last time you went skating or played a little hockey? It’s been much too long for me. Are you a good skater? Have a mean wrist shot?
It’s nice every now and then to go out with your buddies, play a little shinny and feel that crisp air in your throat as you speed past Tony the turtle.
We all know a Tony, or Tonya. In fact, you might be a Tony. He or she’s the person that’s always active, doesn’t show any hesitation in life, but once they finish lacing up their skates and walk towards the ice, something kicks in.
Those butterflies should get two for unsportsmanlike conduct. Tony steps on the ice and in a split second is as stiff as a board.
That my friends is fear. Chances are Tony fell on his ass once or twice before. He didn’t like it. So he’s now afraid to try anything that might reintroduce his rear and the ice.
For the rest of his life, Tony will be the Frankenstein in your group that cautiously two-steps on ice, or what he calls “skates�.
What should Tony do? Simply fall down. Over and over. Try to stop like the pros, skate backwards, crossover, jump, duck—all the things he wouldn’t do before because he was afraid.
Trying new things will help him see what he was doing wrong and right. It can only make him a better skater.
Imagine how many times the pros have fallen. Thousands. That’s how they learned what does and doesn’t work for them and refine their approach from there on out.
Are you a Tony or a Tonya? Falling on ice and failing in business is the most important thing you can do.
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