How Do Winners Think?

What can you learn about life, wisdom and winning from a 21-year-old gymnastics star? Plenty. If you want inspiration and a winning attitude, check out UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi in action. She won’t be hard to find. After her perfect 10 score at the Collegiate Challenge on January 12th, the video of her performance went viral drawing 40 million views. Her star power personality matches her stellar win. More inspiring than her moves on the mat, and in the air, is the back story of her success.

After the ups, downs, debilitating injuries, criticisms and losing her joy for the sport she loves, how did she rise above it to capture the world’s attention? She has learned in her 21 years a key essential to life success: “Greatness is completely internal. I was relating to external stuff.” You can read Ms. Ohashi road-to-success full story in today’s Los Angeles Times.

She shared another thought during a video interview, “Work hard and have fun every day.” Clearly Ms. Ohashi’s hard work has catapulted her to fame. Looking at her bigger than life smile, she is living her philosophy.

Personal Branding is one of the programs the Jernudd Company offers to rising star executives. Katelyn Ohashi is a case study on hard work, skill and standing out. She doesn’t move like a traditional gymnast. She looks like she can’t wait to get out there and do it. You see the joy and you feel the fun.

A number of the leaders who come to work with us for leadership development show little or no emotion. They think the “all business” persona is what it takes to lead. How can the Jernudd Coaching Advantage help these executives connect with clients, colleagues and employees? We start by changing the mindset. Taking clients through a variety of videotaped exercises is one of the best process for people to see how they are coming across to others. We show them how to “warm it up” and adapt a more visceral approach to connective leadership.

They might not dance, or somersault into the air, but they will get the skills and emotional connectivity to lead with feeling.

For more information, take a look at our programs and Client Success Stories on our website www.JernuddCompany.com or contact our Program Director to schedule a complimentary consult: programs@JernuddCompany.com, 310.215.9975