Comments on: Business Lessons We Can Learn From Lance Armstrong http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/business-lessons-we-can-learn-from-lance-armstrong/ Stop and listen, the rules are changing... Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Geradline Grady http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/business-lessons-we-can-learn-from-lance-armstrong/#comment-261 Geradline Grady Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:18:27 +0000 http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/?p=350#comment-261 Kevin, I'm not a cyclist in any way, but absolutely love watching the sport. My husband cycled for many years as a teenager and young adult so he introduced me to it. My dream is to one day travel along with the Tour de France (and to meet Phil Liggett of Versus TV of course)! Your parallels to business are right on. I'm a consumer marketer and always looking for ways to keep on task, to meet and resolve challenges, be innovative while making the risk calculated. Thanks for the insight! Kevin,
I’m not a cyclist in any way, but absolutely love watching the sport. My husband cycled for many years as a teenager and young adult so he introduced me to it. My dream is to one day travel along with the Tour de France (and to meet Phil Liggett of Versus TV of course)!

Your parallels to business are right on. I’m a consumer marketer and always looking for ways to keep on task, to meet and resolve challenges, be innovative while making the risk calculated.

Thanks for the insight!

]]> By: Sarah http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/business-lessons-we-can-learn-from-lance-armstrong/#comment-251 Sarah Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:44:03 +0000 http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/?p=350#comment-251 I agree with your article, Kevin. Most of the time, I find myself seeing the parallels of my challenges in riding with my challenges in business. In the beginning, things may appear harder than they really are. Only because you are new, your mind and body haven't been conditioned to handle the normal stress. But as time goes by, you realize, you just had to get your muscles (mind and body) used to those movements and to last for that certain length of time. Also, you had to figure out the best way to fuel yourself. It's trial and error. If that bar or that drink failed you, then you try again. You will get it eventually! Everyone is trying to figure out how to make it. When you are tired, so are they. Now it's down to who's going to keep on trying. Imagine being dropped every time you go out on a group ride. You could just throw in the towel. Stop riding so much. It's really not your thing. You can never keep up anyway... OR you can keep riding, train yourself at a faster pace. Keep going to the group rides and try to hang on longer (even if it's just a minute longer) and before you know it, you won't be dropped. Keep on after that, and you'll be up with the front. It's easier than you think. It's the will to keep trying and the ability to be consistent that's the hardest. Thank you for the article. Sarah I agree with your article, Kevin.

Most of the time, I find myself seeing the parallels of my challenges in riding with my challenges in business.

In the beginning, things may appear harder than they really are. Only because you are new, your mind and body haven’t been conditioned to handle the normal stress. But as time goes by, you realize, you just had to get your muscles (mind and body) used to those movements and to last for that certain length of time. Also, you had to figure out the best way to fuel yourself. It’s trial and error. If that bar or that drink failed you, then you try again. You will get it eventually!

Everyone is trying to figure out how to make it. When you are tired, so are they. Now it’s down to who’s going to keep on trying.

Imagine being dropped every time you go out on a group ride. You could just throw in the towel. Stop riding so much. It’s really not your thing. You can never keep up anyway… OR you can keep riding, train yourself at a faster pace. Keep going to the group rides and try to hang on longer (even if it’s just a minute longer) and before you know it, you won’t be dropped. Keep on after that, and you’ll be up with the front.

It’s easier than you think. It’s the will to keep trying and the ability to be consistent that’s the hardest.

Thank you for the article.
Sarah

]]> By: Scott Lewis http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/business-lessons-we-can-learn-from-lance-armstrong/#comment-232 Scott Lewis Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:20:42 +0000 http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/?p=350#comment-232 Kevin - Being an avid rider and racer, I know exactly what you mean about clearing your head and allowing new thoughts (personal and professional) to bubble up. Now, Lance is quite a topic to discuss as he embodies so many great attributes of a great competitor, leader and mentor. I have read all his books and come away amazed, excited and pumped. There aren't many like him, if any at all, in the public eye today. Even his new commercial are incredible and have such a powerful message. I have to pick the most important parallel from your list above it would be 'clearly defining your goal'. I do marketing consulting work and find that ~80% of the time marketers do not have a goal or their goal is not clearly defined (metrics). Surprising for sure, but the 20% that have defined their goals track them like a laser, something that's really great to see. Same for riding/racing. Pick a goal and then go for it. You know exactly what you need to do and you sacrifice whatever it takes to reach that goal. Keep up the great blog and safe riding, Scott Kevin – Being an avid rider and racer, I know exactly what you mean about clearing your head and allowing new thoughts (personal and professional) to bubble up. Now, Lance is quite a topic to discuss as he embodies so many great attributes of a great competitor, leader and mentor. I have read all his books and come away amazed, excited and pumped. There aren’t many like him, if any at all, in the public eye today. Even his new commercial are incredible and have such a powerful message. I have to pick the most important parallel from your list above it would be ‘clearly defining your goal’. I do marketing consulting work and find that ~80% of the time marketers do not have a goal or their goal is not clearly defined (metrics). Surprising for sure, but the 20% that have defined their goals track them like a laser, something that’s really great to see. Same for riding/racing. Pick a goal and then go for it. You know exactly what you need to do and you sacrifice whatever it takes to reach that goal.
Keep up the great blog and safe riding,
Scott

]]> By: kevinliebl http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/business-lessons-we-can-learn-from-lance-armstrong/#comment-211 kevinliebl Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:50:19 +0000 http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/?p=350#comment-211 Byron, Great comment! Agreed. I focused on the parallels between cycling and business. However, there is a whole additional blog that could be written on Lance himself. Once you read the books I mentioned on my blog post, you can't help but be amazed by his courage and determination. Thanks for the comment! Best to you and your journey! - Kevin Byron,

Great comment! Agreed. I focused on the parallels between cycling and business. However, there is a whole additional blog that could be written on Lance himself. Once you read the books I mentioned on my blog post, you can’t help but be amazed by his courage and determination.

Thanks for the comment!

Best to you and your journey!

- Kevin

]]> By: Byron White http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/business-lessons-we-can-learn-from-lance-armstrong/#comment-208 Byron White Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:05:24 +0000 http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/?p=350#comment-208 Great article. If I had to choose one "Lesson from Lance" it would probably not been any of the above. Instead, it would be the Perpetual Determination and Drive. Overcoming testicular cancer and jumping not only back onto the bike, but back on the fast track of success with more determination and drive than many men combined, Lance really has driven his life with intensity in a way that we should all step back and reflect. I myself lost a testicle to cancer, and look upon him as a true life hero. The more I learn about him and see him continue on with his determination and drive, the more determination and drive I seem to find within. Keep up the great writing! Great article.

If I had to choose one “Lesson from Lance” it would probably not been any of the above. Instead, it would be the Perpetual Determination and Drive. Overcoming testicular cancer and jumping not only back onto the bike, but back on the fast track of success with more determination and drive than many men combined, Lance really has driven his life with intensity in a way that we should all step back and reflect. I myself lost a testicle to cancer, and look upon him as a true life hero. The more I learn about him and see him continue on with his determination and drive, the more determination and drive I seem to find within.

Keep up the great writing!

]]> By: scoopdog http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/business-lessons-we-can-learn-from-lance-armstrong/#comment-201 scoopdog Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:33:17 +0000 http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/?p=350#comment-201 Forget Armstrong, what about Roddick or Federer? Forget Armstrong, what about Roddick or Federer?

]]> By: onlinemarketingconsult http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/business-lessons-we-can-learn-from-lance-armstrong/#comment-195 onlinemarketingconsult Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:31:56 +0000 http://kevinliebl.wordpress.com/?p=350#comment-195 Great article! Any business will succeed if it's doing the right things consistently. But no one is perfect in everything. You've got to team up with many others with different expertise. I agree that's the key which made Lance win. Great article! Any business will succeed if it’s doing the right things consistently. But no one is perfect in everything. You’ve got to team up with many others with different expertise. I agree that’s the key which made Lance win.

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