Tuesday 8 May 2012

Stamina - Winner's Pill

Stamina: the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort. This is how, any English dictionary define it.

How do I categorize 'Stamina' ? I classify Stamina = Winner's Pill.

This is one trait, one ability which can turn table in one's favour in any endgame. For those who have any doubt, can watch any movie from 'Rocky' series. The chant of 'No Pain...No Pain' keeps the momentum, keeps the focus, keeps the desire to win intact.

Linking the thoughts generated in the previous post - A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a mentor should enhance chain's stamina, each link's stamina to hold, to sustain prolonged physical & mental effort.

Stamina to work with the team and alone, stamina to learn and impart learning, stamina to pull and to push, stamina to hold grounds, stamina to move forward, stamina to say 'Yes, I can' along with Stamina to say, 'No, I quit'.

Understand folks, do not confuse stamina with stubbornness which in my opinion is a negative trait and harmful to peaceful workspaces.

Build & nurture stamina within each link of chain, within each team-member of your team, within each leader in your leadership sphere and the result shall 'surprise you'.

Next time, when you fall or you see your links failing, instead of doubting the skill, respire, respire and see through the soul for stamina. It's hidden somewhere, behind fear & near to desire to succeed. So folks build on to it...and then cherish the sweet fragrance of success.

3 comments:

Vicky said...

Hirdu,
But it is very difficult to know whether you are showing stamina or stubbornness(lack of flexibility), this is toughest part.

diiipak said...

STAMINA IS SUSTAINIBILITY.....ABILITY TO SUSTAIN PHYSICAL / MENTAL ENDEAVOURS.

VIAGRA IS A DRUG TO SUSTAIN YOUR EMOTIONAL BEING THUS KEEPING YOUR STICK HARD...AND HENCE UR STAMINA

Hirdesh Gupta said...

@Vicky: Yes, that is where the caution lies. :)

@Diipak: Artificial or Natural, whatever method is available should be used. After all winning is not everything, it's the only thing.