3/18/2024-On this day, Bonnie Blair was born

You’re no different than Bonnie Blair, except for your quad strength; you’re always trying to learn how to win. Are you training and practicing enough? …in the right way for the results you want?

Today, Bonnie Blair turns 59, which means she’s in the prime of life, but Bonnie’s athletic prime was in the late ’80s and ’90s when she was crushing opponents on the skating track.

Bonnie was one of the most dominant ice sprinters the world has ever seen. She won five gold medals and one bronze at three Olympic Games (1988, 1992, and 1994).

Why is this important to you, sprinter sales pro?

Like you, Bonnie was born with a lot of talent. And like you, Bonnie had to learn how to win.

Put on your skates today; you’re going out for a few sprints on the ice!

(Nah…nobody wants to blow out their Achilles on this great day.)

Instead, meditate on what it takes to be a champion, in your case, to earn membership in the TOP 10%. Identify one or two (max) behaviors you must change right now to boost your performance.

It could be something like prospect every day, or no social media from 8a to 5p.

Whatever it takes to get you more productive…figure it out.

Bonnie Blair was – and probably still is – a sensational athlete…and winner.

Bonnie was chosen to carry the American flag at the closing ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics. That’s high accolades, considering it’s a direct endorsement coming at the time from all American Olympians.

All great athletes must learn how to win, which requires assessing how their training aligns with their desired results. Early in her career, a boyfriend encouraged Bonnie to refine her "sometimes haphazard training schedule." Bonnie listened and created a grueling cross-training regimen of skating, weight training, running, roller skating, and bicycling.

You’re no different than Bonnie – well, maybe your quads aren’t as thick and strong – in that you’re always trying to learn how to win.

Serious mirror-gazing is obviously your best friend. Are you training and practicing enough? …in the right way for the results you want?

As you know, success is earned. Remember the age ol’ seller’s mantra: manage your performance, not your results!

Listen closely in this 2-minute clip how Bonnie describes her performance at her first Olympics in 1984.

Even though she finished "off the podium," Bonnie was thrilled because she had performed at her best.

Bonnie breaks the ice (sorry) on the perception that all great performers land on top of the mountain without climbing.

Winning at anything is earned over time through a commitment to the habits necessary for maximum effort.