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Each day during the Olympics, I’ll post a nugget relating a value of sportsmanship and the Olympics to your professional life.
Today’s Olympic Nugget: Find or create a mantra that keeps you focus and inspired.
Kayla Harrison won Olympic gold in Judo yesterday. Her mantra is: "This is my day. This is my purpose." I heard that, and I got goosebumps. I decided immediately that I would steal it to use during marathon training.
Then I thought, why not have a professional mantra? In Hindu tradition, mantras are believed to be capable of spiritual transformation. Why not have a phrase or set of words from which to draw power for "professional transformation"? Many people who embrace a mantra for different sorts of endeavors - physical, spiritual, whatever - will tell you that it can bring refocus, endurance, and breakthroughs.
So, I'm now on a quest to find my own professional mantra. It might be inspired by Ms. Harrison, or it might be something completely different. Who's with me?
Do you have a professional mantra? Share it in the comments!
Photo by Karen Given/WBUR
Cecilia is a professional in the non-profit world that makes professional development part of her daily routine, just like brushing teeth, preparing a meal, or walking the dog. She knows what she wants out of her career and takes small steps daily to realize her goals. Follow Cecilia and learn how to see professional development as an ongoing process that you can work on a few minutes every day so you can be ready for desired opportunities at a moment’s notice. Updating your resume is not a chore with the Resume Reviver!
