And the victor is Germany! It is funny how things pan out! Of all the predictions which claimed the Big names like Ronaldo, Messi and all the predictions where Germany didn’t outshine, it is finally the one who makes all the difference – The victors, the champs of world cup 2014 ! Here are 5 lessons we can derive from the outstanding victory
1) They knew what they were in for
The goal, the answer was as simple as that. They just had their eye and mind on one thing, the one thing that can make a difference and it was simply the goal. It is easy to be distracted by all the noise around us, that too with so many things happening. But the realization has to be what you are here for and if you are that focused on one thing, that one thing which makes a difference, is your concentration. It is like Swami Vivekananda said ” Take up one idea, make it your life, dream of it, live it. Let the brain, body, muscle, nerves, every fibre of your body be full of that idea and that is the gateway to success”
2) Seize all opportunities
The thought was simple, keep scoring at every moment you can. It was proved in the victory against Brazil, goals were being scored faster than pop corn would pop! A 7-1 win and that too against a formidable team like Brazil was no joke indeed. Opportunities are right there staring at us at every moment, if we don’t make the best of them someone else will, if we don’t take advantage of them, someone else will, if you don’t make the win, someone else definitely will! (Does opportunity knock more than once?)
3) Flexibility
It is great to have an original plan, but if that doesn’t work, be ready to flex, be ready to make a shift and take on the target. It is not in doing the same thing over and over again, it is insanity like Einstein defined – “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results“. The results are not going to be the same, you need to flex, you need to make a change. Ultimately what is important is not your plan, it is the goal, it is your dream and what you want to do.
4) Learning from the competition
This dates back to the history a bit, but it is the knowledge of all the earlier losses, the wins of the other teams, not just against them but against others. It sometimes slips our mind when we try to look past our failures or disappointments. But it does pay to look at them closely, in a way to understand what we can derive from it, how we can use it to our best advantage. It is not just about feeling sad about something that did not work out. It is about the purpose of that failure, what it was meant to give us as a message and what we make out of it. (Why I badly needed a failure?)
5) Never give up
The competition will be daunting. There were big names, formidable opponents, teams that had their best foot forward and it did seem daunting. Not many expected this team to win, but it was the team which won, it was the understanding that it takes more than one person to reach that remarkable success. There is a lot of respect for the big giants of the game, but there is a lot more for the victor and that in this case is a team. Every success has a lot of people behind it, don’t give up on them, they will be there to chide you, to make fun of you, to give you a shoulder to cry on but as long as you don’t give up, the people around you won’t.
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This is a fantastic post, Vinay! the first lesson is so very important – knowing what you do, what you want from it. And the rest will fall into places. Thanks for sharing the wonderful quote of Swamiji.
totally agree, some things i noticed were
1. team spirit – they had the zeal of being in a team and playing as one
2. Super execution of strategy – Every team has a attack and defense strategy and Germany executed it very well!
3. Transformers – Why do i say this, well Germany (known for its engineering) played like they were programmed to do so!
All in all, it was a team that deserved to win!
Thank you Shweta for the additional points. I like the last one, esp after I watched the Transformers movie.
I like how you have compared it – the way they transformed into different roles and constantly evolved throughout the process. I guess victory was just asking to be taken.
Truly Inspirational !
:)
Nicely said Vinay, unfortunately I was suffering from very high fever since Saturday night and was not being able to watch the finals of the World Cup, but then whatever points you mentioned is absolutely true. As per one of my friend Argentina were unlucky, but what I think is at this stage luck don’t plays major role, it is how you can utilize the opportunities which came through you, which makes you the winner.
Unfortunately I did not get the chance to see this finals, and I will have to wait for yet another 4 years to see it again :(
Thank you Alok! Oh :(. I was wondering how come I hadnt seen much activity on indi blogger. Infact I was thinking of writing to you today.
Sorry to hear that, it was a truly deserving victory for the germans and Argentina did fight quite well :). Well another 4 years for the world cup but the league matches will get us glued to our seats again. :)
We will get to see more stars perform soon :)
Thank you buddy, don’t worry I will be active on all the platforms very soon. Sunday and then Monday were the two days when I really did not get any chance to even touch the tablet as well. Hardly get a chance to see FB for 1-2 minutes and do an online payment for around 3-4 minutes in between.
The camaraderie , the excellent reserve bench..the tutelage of Lowe…:-)
I’m an ardent Germany fan..sooooo happy for them … :-D :-D
:) .. I guess 5 was a very small number to start with :)
Hehe… I’ll surely add something more about the German Team even if you write 50 points… :-P
Ha ha ha ha :D .. That’s a die hard fan talking ;)
:-D :-D
there is few things you miss, the unity and believe in each other :)
:).. I guess 5 lessons was a smaller number, we should be incorporating more :)
Good points. Germany was focussed and hungry. Argentina gave a good fight. Argentina, probably did not match overall balance of German team.
True Abhijit, it was a real good display of team work and very efficiently and elegantly done as well. Like you said, their overall balance got them the most prized possession :)