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The Power Of Teamwork
By Hetal Shah
Europe has just beaten the US in the Ryder Cup and I'm a bit bleary eyed as I write this article. It was an amazing performance. The US team was the team of all stars - Tiger Woods, Phil Mickleson et al and they were playing on their home patch in the US with their crowd behind them. Who would have thought that they would be trounced so convincingly by the Europeans?
team spirit
As I listened to the post match analysis the recurring theme was one of team work and team spirit that gave the victory to the Europeans. Colin Montgomerie summed it up: "We're a closer-knit team. We're one of the closest teams in international sport. It's amazing how well we play for each other, and that's huge." The team work and camaraderie is what gave them the edge over the Americans and it's something we can all learn from.
When you have a team around you, people with the same goals and aspirations as you, moving in the same direction, accepting you for yourself, then you have something very special.
positive energy
That teamwork will create a powerful positive energy that will just keep pushing you forward. The Europeans had that - they looked out for each other, motivated each other and celebrated the successes together. I think teamwork is a very overused and misunderstood phrase but this weekend's exploits are a perfect description of true teamwork.
We are all on the journey to achieving indestructible self-belief. When we believe in ourselves 100% we can achieve anything we want. Having a team around you with the same value set and end goal will enhance your chances of success.
It stands to reason - many heads and hearts are better than one. Many of us think we have a team in our families, friends and colleagues but that is not wholly true. These people are often too close to us and so cannot be objective and non-judgemental. They will always feel as if they have to give you their opinion and a lot of times this can be destructive and dent our belief instead of enhancing it. They don't do this maliciously but that's what they do.
building the right team
I'm not saying that you must ditch your family and friends - no, all I am saying that it's important to build a team around you that is congruent with your goals and values. A team that guides you and works with you towards your goal instead of telling you what to do.
This is the team that will create the positive energy to boost your self-belief and take it to the indestructible levels. So are you ready for this team?
You can read Hetal's Top 5 Tips for building an Indestructible Team here.
