In: Leadership, Life Advice

Lessons from Sports

Athletic competition offers a familiar but meaningful metaphor for winning, succeeding, pursing excellence and being disciplined. From deciding how to attack business challenges to seeking personal motivation, the answers you want may come from the multifaceted world of sports where learning to play ball has a myriad of meanings.

Summaries

8 Book

Business the NHL Way
Lessons from the Fastest Game on Ice
Norm O'Reilly and Rick Burton
University of Toronto Press, 2022
8 Book

Out Of Comfort Zone
Cutting Edge Business Lessons Based on Sports Psychology from the Experience of an Extreme Swimmer
Deniz Kayadelen
Deniz Kayadelen, 2020
9 Book

The Power of Playing Offense
A Leader's Playbook for Personal and Team Transformation
Paul Epstein
Amplify, 2021
8 Book

It Takes What It Takes
How to Think Neutrally and Gain Control of Your Life
Trevor Moawad and Andy Staples
HarperOne, 2020
8 Video

What to Do When Things Go Wrong
Boomer Esiason et al.
Talks at Google, 2019
9 Book

The Right Call
What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life
Sally Jenkins
Gallery Books, 2023
8 Book

The Leader’s Mind
How Great Leaders Prepare, Perform, and Prevail
Jim Afremow and Phil White
HarperCollins Leadership, 2021
9 Book

No Sweat
How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness
Michelle Segar
AMACOM, 2015
Book

Wake Up With Purpose!
What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years
Sister Jean Schmidt and Seth Davis
Harper Select, 2023
8 Book

Mind Gym
An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
Gary Mack and David Casstevens
McGraw-Hill, 2002
Book

Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Phil Knight
Scribner, 2016
8 Book

Turning Right
Inspire the Magic
Kay Bretz
Major Street Publishing, 2021