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Who doesn't like to marathon or follow a series? game of Thrones, the boys, La Casa de Papel, among many others that we find in systems of streaming. But within these platforms, there is also content, in our opinion, relevant for those who want to have a successful career. We will highlight one in this article in particular, The Playbook: Strategy to Win, which can be watched on Netflix.
It's not really a long series, it's five episodes. In each one, you find the story of a champion coach in his sport and how he works on developing his teams, mindset, planning and lifestyle. This type of content is very important for us to assess how leaders and winners faced difficulties, overcome obstacles and managed to achieve success. For young people who are starting their careers or those who are starting a dream, it is very good to search references and trying to identify, from the experience of others, what can work and what will work wrong.
To excite and motivate you to watch, we're going to present five important lessons, but check out the entire content, as there's a lot more information to absorb.
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5 lessons from the documentary The Playbook, from netflix
1. you and the team
Doc Rivers, one of the most experienced coaches in the US basketball league, the NBA, was responsible for ending with the Boston Celtics' 22-year run as 2008 champion, defeating the mighty Los Angeles Lakers. But that's a detail of the story. In charge of the Los Angeles Clippers since 2013, in the first season, the coach faced comments racists of the team owner, Donald Sterling, in the middle of the Playoffs, and with a team mostly colored black.
How to overcome something so serious and not impact the group's results? “Never play the victim,” he told the players, repeating the rule he always used for himself. The documentary shows this mentality through the construction of the group based on african philosophy ubuntu, which says: “I am what I am for what we are”. This concept brings a sense in which everyone needs to live and feel together, with no privileges and one worrying about the final performance of the next.
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2. The hard part is staying on top
Before retiring as coach of the American women's soccer team, the British Jill Ellis led the US to two-time champions, winning the World Cup in the category in 2015 and 2019. Two striking phrases that are worth reflection:
“To sustain the level of excellence, it is not enough to be the best. It is necessary to remain in the first place”.
“There's a reason the mountain top is tiny, with thin air. It's not for anyone to stay there. You climb to the top, enjoy the scenery briefly, and descend to climb again.”
Here it is very clear that resilience and will to win are always important. for those who really want to succeed. Battling for great results is one of the struggles, as remaining as the best at what you do for a long time is something complicated and requires from anyone focus and will.
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3. To be the best, you have to face the best
Over 20 years as a football coach, Jose Mourinho he became known not only for the trophies he won (more than 25), but for the controversies he created. One of its commandments is “always prepare for the worst”, and when he coached Porto de Portugal in 2003, he encouraged players to root for the team to face Manchester United, favorites that year, in the Champions League. Fate decided to collaborate with his idea.
“I created a favorable mood for that, making the team more aggressive to beat the opponent”, says Mourinho, remembering that Porto eliminated the opponent and took the tournament trophy. Thinking this way makes a lot of sense, as we will never be relevant if we are not competing in the market or a project with the best companies. Even as budding entrepreneurs, we need to create products or services that compete against anyone anywhere.
4. Fear won't lead you to success
to french Patrick Mouratoglou, coach of tennis player Serena Williams, one of the main rules for achieving success is “Never be afraid of getting fired”. When he started working with Serena, in 2012, he dared to call the athlete, who was already one of the greatest in the world, “underutilized”, for achieving results below expectations. It seems crazy to go head-on against someone or a very big company, but not taking on this challenge can be a MISTAKE, and in that case, it's better to stick with the crazy ones than with the wrong ones.
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5. balance your emotions
at age 50, Dawn Staley, the coach of the US women's basketball team, is proof of the rule she created: “What's late doesn't mean it's been denied. Have faith." She never fulfilled her dream of winning an NCAA National Championship as a player. Championship (university league), but the trophy came as a coach in 2017, by the South Carolina team Gamecocks.
During her career, Dawn created the 24-hour rule: “The deadline is the same for celebrating a victory or agonizing over a loss. After that, you have to move on, starting all over again”. In short, we will suffer defeats, things that we didn't want can happen, as well as great achievements will arise, so keep your balance and remember: don't suffer and don't celebrate too much, just live for a while and look for new challenges.
By New Educa
Nova Educa is an educational consultancy focused on developing projects in schools involving Apple Technology, with the implementation of iPads and teacher training. In addition, it also carries out the podcast Nova Educa Debate, with interviews about the educational market and BNCC about entrepreneurship and innovation contents. We will have several consultants collaborating with this column, which will be led by the innovation director, Carlos Coelho, Education enthusiast with experiences in multinational, at Singularity University (California), as a teacher and manager school; and we will have Priscila Coelho, operations director, specialist in educational technology training, creativity and innovation.
