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Padel ?!?!?

3 Minutes to reflect

In 2012, due to a series of events, I ended up managing one of the most prestigious tennis clubs in my city, which was not doing well at all. I remember that experience with great fondness. It was a wonderful opportunity for personal and managerial growth.

In particular, there's one anecdote that comes to mind when I think back to that time. In the summer of 2013, we hired a very talented coach from Spain who came from a top international academy. One day, while we were talking, he suggested that we convert some of our tennis courts into padel courts.

Nowadays, everyone knows about padel, as it has brought back a large segment of the sporting population to racket sports. Compared to tennis, padel requires much less technique and is immediately fun.

At the time I was managing the tennis club, padle was not well-known in Italy. I remember clearly how I quickly dismissed the idea and gave it no weight, as I was preoccupied with a myriad of management issues.

After I left the club, a very capable new management team came in and they built the padel courts, which turned out to be a great success. Today, whenever I'm faced with a decision, I try to slow down the decision-making process. I've adopted some techniques to help with this.

When I see entrepreneurs who are too caught up in the day-to-day grind, I tell them the story of the padel courts and how easy it is to miss out on an opportunity that's right in front of us.

2 Resources to pro level

A great classic on decision-making, even if you have already read it, I invite you to read it again. It is one of those books that always has something more to give. (Amazon)

https://fs.blog/decision-journal/

A technique I love to use to slow the process down. We all make decisions. And yet few of us think about what we can learn from our past decisions to make smarter decisions in the future. A decision journal helps you learn from past decisions, think through current decisions, and avoid problems before they happen. CHECK IT OUT

1 Reason to be happy

If you are concern of your decision abilities, let me tell you about Wayne, he sold his 10% shares in Apple for 800$ dollars, now worth $100Bln. That kind of a fortune would make Wayne one of the richest people in the world.

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Have a great weekend,

Simone

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