David versus Goliath…

by biscuitinabasket on November 10, 2009

Look at the difference in size between the two fighters…

Nikolai Valuev (left) standing at 7ft2in, weighing 316lbs(144kg). David Haye (right) standing at 6ft4in, weighing at 218lbs(99kg). On Saturday night, they fought for the WBA heavyweight championship belt; the fight was an absolute mis-match. Any guesses who won?

If you guessed David Haye – you are spot on!

David versus Goliath is a term which is used very frequently, and while watching the re-run of the fight on Sunday morning, I saw, possibly for the first time, what this term actually meant!

Saying that, we face the David vs Goliath scenario far more frequently in our day to day activities than we think we do. The way we deal with it – well, it is different for each person. A lot of people freeze in this moment, a lot of us want to take a step back; perhaps we underestimate our ability against the situation we face.

Life has been kind to me [sarcasm] … it has dealt a huge number of challenges, pretty much on a week on week basis;watching the fight on Sunday morning and keeping on top of the buildup to the fight over the last month, I can compare some of my experiences to those employed by David Haye to become world champion. These are my top 5:

Respect the task at hand; there is nothing like slipping to failure because of overconfidence.
Maintain a positive intent, but be conservative in your approach.
Talk the talk, but don’t forget to walk the walk.
Ask questions. No matter how stupid they are, have the balls to ask questions.
Focus on profiting in whatever you do. Profit is in terms of results or experiences in both success or failure.