HAHAHAH u gotta love it because you know, why? I sometimes get too hung op on the details and seeing this is like you know what David you just gotta get it moving!

I of course in no way shape or form mean this in any disrespectful manner, I actually like your business style

Keep up the good work CUZ!

now, let’s face it we Canadians only care about 1 sport… ahem “hockey” ahem… and since we won Gold in that 1 game we simply consider that we won the Olympics, and I mean all of the Olympics, because really who cares about the rest.

So while officially my hero would be our hometown boys that brought us the Gold in hockey, I also have to put in all the other gold winners for the winter Olympics.

There’s a good reason too, a damn good reason so read on.

God, I really hate bragging about this but these Olympian guys are all my hero’s – Why? Well, that would be because I live in a country not known for national pride. Yet, I saw more national pride every day for two weeks straight as I walked to work, than I’ve ever seen in my entire life.

Good idea for posting this idea. And if its a little intense sorry, I tried to hold the intensity back a bit because man oh man I literally work at Winter Olympics central and it felt great to be right in the swin because I could literally feel the emotions of enthusiasm, excitement, cheefulness, and national pride, which in any town in this age of cynicism, those emotions are weak at best in an individual never mind in the whole of a country.

Good on you
Eric Heide

‘Because when you always TRY to do better, you DO get better.’

I love watching the Olympics when the best are striving to perform at their utmost best! It’s inspiring and I am a big fan of using sports analogies to get the best results from my Life & Business Coaching clients!

I’ve particularly had a soft spot for the Winter Olympics since my closest friend’s son participated in the U.S. biathalon team at Nagano and watching him march in with the team was a particular thrill– even though at that time U.S. sports did not broadcast any of that team’s races like they did this year.

Interesting analogy with the lifespan of lists and the time half pipers have to get the tricks in.

Liz N

The guys – and gals – I really admired in the Winter Olympics were the cross country, long distance skiers. Especially the men that did the 50km distance event. That takes some serious guts, determination, energy, staying power and self-belief.

As you say in your post, sports can – and I like the idea of long distance sports in particular – be used as analogy for all sorts of things – including starting out in business. Lists are obviously the lifeblood of any online business and it is important to think about the long term – like the guys doing the 50km event. Its all about pacing yourself, your business and your lists and making the whole thing sustainable.

Getting help and advice from guys like will help everyone – including me – who is looking to build a viable and long-term online business. It should help make it easier for me to compete and make it safely across the finish line also!

So thanks again – great post!

Dom

My favorite (okay…, I had about ten!!) was our U.S. short track speed skater, Apolo Anton Ohno. There was a wonderful interview in which Apolo describes his, at times, turbulent relationship with his father, Yuki. When Apolo was 15 years old, after losing a competition because he just “gave up”, Yuki dropped him off at a cabin and told him that Apolo needed to think about it and “decide who he was going to be.”

The interview has meant a lot to me as well as my own 15 year old son. As we watched it together, I had to ask myself, “Who am I going to be?” Am I going to be the kind of person who backs down and takes the easy path, or am I going to step out of my comfort zone and commit to being the best that I can possibly be? I could tell that it set my son to searching his own soul as well.

Here’s the link for those who may have missed it:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=2d05ff11-709b-4436-9cdc-25348621581c.html#apolo+defiant

Be well Andy. As a matter of fact, be better than well! BE GREAT!! Thanks for your updates and fantastic life energy. You are making a difference!

-Jay T.