Hockey Players and SEALs Have a Lot in Common

Last week I was recruited by Cornerstone Management to have a focused conversation with thirteen up-and-coming hockey players. We didn’t talk about fitness or mental toughness – trust me, these guys have that part figured out. We talked about their time away from the ice, the downtime when an otherwise talented person engages in activities or exhibits behaviors that can delay, or destroy his opportunity at success.

The unique part of this conversation was that I could have been talking to a bunch of SEALs. This group of athletes had all the same strengths and potentially the same failings of the average young Navy SEAL – the talent, fortitude, and tenacity to be and to do something great, with the susceptibility of completely ambushing a great opportunity.

The first Golden Rule (of twenty-five) that we discussed:

60% of my success depends on other people’s perception of me - 30% of my success depends on my performance – 10% is just luck and good timing.

I’d like to commend Cornerstone Management on their partnership with these young athletes. Cornerstone spends an immense amount of time mentoring their athletes, with the goal of developing the whole person.

Cornerstone Management:

“We are a personal management company whose goal is to help people build career success and lifetime security for our clients. We provide a number of services off the field to alleviate the pressure the athlete endures on the field, so they can focus on the sport they love to play. We make it a priority to know who you are and help you create strategies to achieve short and long-term goals.”

https://www.cornerstonemgmt.net/