The term "Standing Tall" is commonly associated with success, pride, confidence and composure. When entering a job interview, asking for support and even just casually speaking with friends and relatives, standing tall emanates a sense of accomplishment and purpose.
In sport, the ability to present yourself with confidence in your own ability, demonstrate connectedness to team values and strategy and showcase your talents to their fullest whilst reducing the impact of your potential weaknesses is crucial. Standing Tall allows you as a player, staff member or coach to present ideas, remain focused on growth and development and provide insights and feedback with integrity and understanding.
The opportunities presented within a sporting environment that speak to your character and ability include;
- During moments of training and games where there are high levels of stress and pressure - exemplifies resilience, preparedness and leadership skills.
- Public Speaking - exemplifies confidence, preparedness and intellect.
- Social Interactions and greetings - exemplifies strong body language, care and connectedness.
- Selection Meetings - exemplifies resilience, respect and mutual understanding.
- Stakeholder engagement - exemplifies confidence, humility and well-roundedness.
There are countless more opportunities to showcase your ability to Stand Tall, learning to identify these opportunities will allow you to showcase your inner strength of character and personify your discipline, hard work and mindset. The implications of Standing Tall, however are not just limited to sport. Sport is a great conduit for developing these skills over time and transitioning into the business world or other facets of life, taking these valuable lessons will help you succeed to your fullest.
So how can "Standing Tall" in the current social, political and business climate support you ?
Creating a sense of confidence in your approach to tasks, opportunities and objectives allows you to develop a number of key connections and implications on yourself firstly; but more so to a wider audience. The benefits of "Standing Tall" in a business settings include;
- Developing rapport with other members of staff.
- Illustrate confidence, resilience and understanding
- Showcase empathy and solidarity
- Emulate strong leadership capability and demonstrate the traits of a top quality manager and leader.
- Build support of co-workers and staff in decisions and problem solving opportunities.
- Execute persuasive and decisive motions with integrity.
The values and ethos developed in sport helps athletes and sports people world wide develop key skills to get ahead in many facets of life. The power of "Standing Tall" is a highly valuable skill that will separate you as a "Big Player" in the business, political and social world.